Girls' name · since 1954
Keva
1,258 babies named Keva in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,258
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keva is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,258 have been recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keva has been recorded 1,258 times among girls since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2024.
- #6,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,258 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keva ranks #6,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,258 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,258
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keva's 1,258 recorded births place it above 91.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
Keva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keva's full recorded timeline at 1989, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2024
- Peak year (1974)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Keva by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (363 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Keva's strongest decade.
363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Keva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
154 births
- 1970s
1970s
363 births
- 1980s
1980s
264 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s 138
2010s
138 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 363 births (29% of all-time use).
How Keva 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 Keva's total volume
Keva by state
Where Keva concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
20 of 1,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Keva's data
- Keva's decade-level peak was the 1970s (363 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Kevas (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Keva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1954–2024 (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 Keva 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.