Recorded 1975–2018 Girls' name Peak 1991 467 births

Keria — girls' name

467 babies named Keria in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s581990s1712000s1642010s63

The verdict

467 girls have been named Keria since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

467
total births
1975–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Keria was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

29 babies were named Keria in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keria

The Social Security Administration has registered 467 babies named Keria between 1975 and 2018, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keria performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Keria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Keria in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keria 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 467 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.

Keria at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

467

Since 1975

44 years of records

Peak year

1991

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1975

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2018

Keria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1975

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1991)
29
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 20182013200720021997199219871975 11

Keria by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
171 births that decade — 37% of Keria's all-time total
1970s111980s581990s1712000s1642010s63

Keria by state

Where Keria concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Keria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.1%
#2 Tennessee
5 1.1%
Georgia share of Keria's total US births 1.1%
Even split

5 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keria?
467 babies have been named Keria since 1975. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1991 with 29 births.
When was Keria most popular?
Keria was most popular in the 1990s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Keria most popular?
The top states for the name Keria are Georgia (5 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Keria been used?
Keria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 44 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Keria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kerri, Keri, Kerrie, 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, 1975–2018 (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.