Girls' name · since 1972

Keina

Keina has 128 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

128
total births
1972–2025
years on record
1970s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade

128 girls have been named Keina since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Keina recorded 128 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.

  • 128 total births
  • 1972–2025 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 25% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keina's 128 recorded births place it above 66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Keina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Keina splits its recorded history at 1992: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Keina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
45678910 19721978198319901996200320082025 6

Keina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1970s was Keina's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.

Keina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 32 births (25% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keina?
128 babies have been named Keina since 1972. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Keina most popular?
Keina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Keina been used?
Records for Keina go back to 1972, giving 54 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Keina?
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 Keina's data

  • Keina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Keina: Baby Name Since 1972 - 128 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Keina 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 July 2026.