Girls' name · since 1994

Keirah

Keirah has 419 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

419 girls have been named Keirah since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Keirah has 419 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Keirah's 419 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.

Keirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Keirah splits its recorded history at 2010: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Keirah popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2008)
31
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
010203040 19942000200420082012201620202025 5

Keirah by decade

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

2010s was Keirah's strongest decade.

190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Keirah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 190 births (45% of all-time use).

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

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?
Keirah has been given to 419 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 31 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
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?
The SSA has tracked Keirah since 1994 -- 32 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Keirah's data

  • Keirah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Ohio records the most Keirahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
  • 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, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Keirah: Baby Name Since 1994 - 419 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keirah. 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 Keirah 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.