Girls' name · since 1976

Keiana

Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,429 babies named Keiana, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,888 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,365 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,429
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade

1,429 babies have been named Keiana since 1976, making it today's #15365 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Keiana recorded 1,429 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #15365 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.

  • #5,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,365 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,429 born since 1976
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keiana ranks #5,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,365 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,429 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.

#5,888 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,365 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,429
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%11.1%
Keiana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Keiana's 1,429 recorded births place it above 91.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Keiana compares

1,429 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Keiana's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Keiana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,429 376 567,345
Peak-year births 66 21 19,840

Keiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Keiana's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Keiana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
66
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
020406080 19761983199019972004201120182025 5

Keiana by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (500 births, 35% of the file).

1990s was Keiana's strongest decade.

500 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Keiana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 500 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Keiana compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keiana's total volume

Keiana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -37, 6.9%-97, 5.7%-31, 6.2%-50, 4.4%-102, 4.1%-33, 14.8%-51, 4.3%-38, 7%-136, 3.4%-116, 2.9%-41, 4.6%-51, 5.8%-64, 6.6%-50, 9.2%-74, 3.2%Keiana-50, 4.6%Keiana
Keiana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Keiana by state

Where Keiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keiana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
120 8.4%
#2 Texas
54 3.8%
#3 New York
43 3.0%
#4 Florida
25 1.7%
#5 Georgia
5 0.3%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.3%
#7 Michigan
5 0.3%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.3%
California share of Keiana's total US births 8.4%
Even split

120 of 1,429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Keiana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keiana?
Since 1976, Social Security records show 1,429 babies named Keiana. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,888 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #15,365 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 66 births.
Where does Keiana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keiana ranks #5,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,365 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Keiana most popular?
Keiana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 500 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Keiana most popular?
The top states for the name Keiana are California (120 births), Texas (54 births), New York (43 births).
How long has the name Keiana been used?
The SSA has tracked Keiana since 1976 -- 50 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Keiana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keira, Keisha, Keila, Keily, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Keiana's data

  • Keiana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (500 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Keianas (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Keiana

Nearby Names Like Keiana

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Keiana

Names with a similar popularity rank to Keiana

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keiana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.