Girls' name · since 1967
Keya
1,911 babies named Keya in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,911
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keya is the #7590 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,911 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Keya recorded 1,911 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #7590 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #4,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,590 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,911 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keya ranks #4,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,590 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,911 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,911
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keya's 1,911 recorded births place it above 93.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keya compares
1,911 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Keya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,911 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keya's full recorded timeline at 1997, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Keya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (465 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Keya's strongest decade.
465 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Keya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
465 births
- 1980s
1980s
309 births
- 1990s
1990s
267 births
- 2000s
2000s
359 births
- 2010s
2010s
398 births
- 2020s 101
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 465 births (24% of all-time use).
How Keya 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 Keya's total volume
Keya by state
Where Keya concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 115 | 6.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 61 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 58 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 52 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 14 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 10 | 0.5% |
115 of 1,911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Keya appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keya's data
- Keya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (465 total births); usage has since declined to 101 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Keyas (115 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 Keya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Keya 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.