Girls' name · since 1973
Keona
Keona has 3,285 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,285
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keona currently ranks #3189 among girls' names in America, with 3,285 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Keona recorded 3,285 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #3189 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #3,401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,189 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,285 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keona ranks #3,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,189 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,285 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,285
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keona's 3,285 recorded births place it above 95.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keona compares
3,285 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Keona's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,285 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keona's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 14 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keona popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Keona popularity over time - boys
80 total births recorded since 2003 (Keona as boys' name)
Keona by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (953 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Keona's strongest decade.
953 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Keona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 223
1970s
223 births
- 1980s
1980s
706 births
- 1990s
1990s
953 births
- 2000s
2000s
923 births
- 2010s 335
2010s
335 births
- 2020s 145
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 953 births (29% of all-time use).
How Keona 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 Keona's total volume
Keona by state
Where Keona concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 215 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 171 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 158 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 117 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 99 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 63 | 1.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 63 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 61 | 1.9% |
215 of 3,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Keona appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keona's data
- Keona's decade-level peak was the 1990s (953 total births); usage has since declined to 145 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Keonas (215 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 Keona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Keona 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.