Girls' name · since 1974

Keitra

Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Keitra, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

93
total births
1974–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade

93 girls have been named Keitra since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Keitra has 93 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1996.

  • 93 total births
  • 1974–1996 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 52% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keitra's 93 recorded births place it above 61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Keitra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Keitra's full recorded timeline at 1985, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Keitra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19741976198019841986198819921996 5

Keitra by decade

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

1980s was Keitra's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Keitra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 48 births (52% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keitra?
Keitra has been given to 93 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 7 babies were born in 1974, its single highest year.
When was Keitra most popular?
Keitra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Keitra been used?
The SSA has tracked Keitra since 1974 -- 23 years through the most recent 1996 data.
What names are similar to Keitra?
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 Keitra's data

  • Keitra's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 1990s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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, 1974–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Keitra: Baby Name Since 1974 - 93 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keitra. 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 Keitra 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.