Girls' name · since 1962
Keira
Keira has 33,836 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,836
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
33,836 babies have been named Keira since 1962, making it today's #623 girls' name.
Keira has 33,836 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #623 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #773 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #623 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 33,836 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keira ranks #773 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #623 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 33,836 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,836
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keira's 33,836 recorded births place it above 98.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keira compares
33,836 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Keira's all-time total is 90x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,836 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,022 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keira's full recorded timeline at 1994, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 3,022 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keira popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 3,022
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Keira popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2009 (Keira as boys' name)
Keira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14,520 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Keira's strongest decade.
14,520 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Keira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 99
1960s
99 births
- 1970s 359
1970s
359 births
- 1980s 637
1980s
637 births
- 1990s 1,390
1990s
1,390 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,520 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,440 births
- 2020s 3,391
2020s
3,391 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14,520 births (43% of all-time use).
How Keira 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 Keira's total volume
Keira by state
Where Keira concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,524 | 13.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,537 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,137 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,886 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,491 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,237 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,207 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 1,143 | 3.4% |
4,524 of 33,836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Keira appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keira's data
- Keira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (14,520 total births); usage has since declined to 3,391 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Keiras (4,524 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
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, 1962–2025 (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 Keira 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.