Recorded 1994–2025 Girls' name Peak 2008 419 births

Keirah — girls' name

419 babies named Keirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

419 girls have been named Keirah since 1994, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

419
total births
1994–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Keirah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

31 babies were named Keirah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Keirah between 1994 and 2025, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keirah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keirah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keirah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Keirah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keirah 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 419 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.

Keirah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

419

Since 1994

32 years of records

Peak year

2008

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1994

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2025

Keirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1994

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2008)
31
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Keirah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
190 births that decade — 45% of Keirah's all-time total
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Keirah by state

Where Keirah concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Keirah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 1.4%
#2 California
5 1.2%
#3 Florida
5 1.2%
Ohio share of Keirah's total US births 1.4%
Even split

6 of 419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keirah?
419 babies have been named Keirah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2008 with 31 births.
When was Keirah most popular?
Keirah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Keirah most popular?
The top states for the name Keirah are Ohio (6 births), California (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Keirah been used?
Keirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 32 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Keirah?
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, 1994–2025 (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.