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.
- #13,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,677 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 419
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keirah currently ranks #15677 among girls' names in America, with 419 babies recorded since 1994.
Keirah has 419 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15677 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of girls, 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.
- #13,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,677 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 419 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keirah ranks #13,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,677 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 419 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,677 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 419
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keirah's 419 recorded births place it above 81.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Keirah compares
419 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Keirah's all-time total is 11% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keirah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 419 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
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
- Peak year (2008)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Keirah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (190 births, 45% of the file).
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. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s* 28
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 190 births (45% of all-time use).
Keirah by state
Where Keirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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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 (2020–2025 only) -- 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
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 Keirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 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 August 2026.