Recorded 1974–2021 Girls' name Peak 1996 885 births

Keiona — girls' name

885 babies named Keiona in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

885 girls have been named Keiona since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2021.

885
total births
1974–2021
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Keiona was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

53 babies were named Keiona in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keiona

The Social Security Administration has registered 885 babies named Keiona between 1974 and 2021, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keiona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keiona performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 350 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keiona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Keiona in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keiona in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 885 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keiona at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

885

Since 1974

48 years of records

Peak year

1996

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1974

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2021

Keiona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1974

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1996)
53
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Keiona by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
350 births that decade — 40% of Keiona's all-time total
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Keiona by state

Where Keiona concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keiona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 0.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 0.7%
#3 Texas
6 0.7%
#4 Florida
5 0.6%
#5 Georgia
5 0.6%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.6%
#7 New York
5 0.6%
#8 Virginia
5 0.6%
California share of Keiona's total US births 0.7%
Even split

6 of 885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keiona?
885 babies have been named Keiona since 1974. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1996 with 53 births.
When was Keiona most popular?
Keiona was most popular in the 1990s decade with 350 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Keiona most popular?
The top states for the name Keiona are California (6 births), Pennsylvania (6 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Keiona been used?
Keiona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 48 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Keiona?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.