Girls' name · since 1982

Keiara

Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 1,553 babies named Keiara, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,569 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,457 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,553
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Keiara is the #15457 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,553 recorded since 1982.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keiara has been recorded 1,553 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #15457 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.

  • #5,569 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,457 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,553 born since 1982
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keiara ranks #5,569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,457 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,553 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,569 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,457 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,553
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%10.6%
Keiara vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Keiara's 1,553 recorded births place it above 92.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Keiara compares

1,553 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

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

Metric Keiara Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,553 376 567,345
Peak-year births 82 21 19,840

Keiara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Keiara splits its recorded history at 2003: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 82 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Keiara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
82
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
020406080100 19821988199420002006201220182025 5

Keiara by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (606 births, 39% of the file).

2000s was Keiara's strongest decade.

606 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Keiara births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 606 births (39% of all-time use).

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

How Keiara 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 Keiara's total volume

Keiara vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 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 -31, 8.3%-40, 9.2%-50, 4.7%-27, 7%-29, 18%-29, 10.8%-51, 10.3%-32, 6.1%-49, 7.3%-146, 3.5%-47, 6%-28, 6.6%-64, 3%-44, 7.2%-53, 4.5%Keiara-44, 5.3%Keiara
Keiara vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Keiara by state

Where Keiara concentrates geographically, total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keiara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
101 6.5%
#2 Louisiana
53 3.4%
#3 Georgia
36 2.3%
#4 California
34 2.2%
#5 New York
34 2.2%
#6 Virginia
31 2.0%
#7 Florida
28 1.8%
#8 North Carolina
18 1.2%
Texas share of Keiara's total US births 6.5%
Even split

101 of 1,553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Keiara appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keiara?
1,553 babies have been named Keiara since 1982. All-time, it sits at #5,569 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #15,457 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 82 births.
Where does Keiara sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keiara ranks #5,569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,457 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 Keiara most popular?
Keiara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 606 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Keiara most popular?
The top states for the name Keiara are Texas (101 births), Louisiana (53 births), Georgia (36 births).
How long has the name Keiara been used?
The SSA has tracked Keiara since 1982 -- 44 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Keiara?
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 Keiara's data

  • Keiara's decade-level peak was the 2000s (606 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Keiaras (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Keiara

Nearby Names Like Keiara

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Keiara

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keiara: 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, 1982–2025 (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 Keiara 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.