Girls' name · since 1972
Keyana
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 3,842 babies named Keyana, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,842
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keyana is the #5973 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,842 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyana has been recorded 3,842 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #5973 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,067 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,973 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,842 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyana ranks #3,067 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,973 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,842 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,842
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keyana's 3,842 recorded births place it above 95.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Keyana compares
3,842 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Keyana's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keyana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,842 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 167 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keyana's full recorded timeline at 1999, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 167 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 167
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Keyana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,427 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Keyana's strongest decade.
1,427 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Keyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 170
1970s
170 births
- 1980s
1980s
709 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,427 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,082 births
- 2010s 344
2010s
344 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,427 births (37% of all-time use).
How Keyana 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 Keyana's total volume
Keyana by state
Where Keyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 330 | 8.6% |
| #2 | California | | 275 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 241 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 220 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 147 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 143 | 3.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 127 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 98 | 2.6% |
330 of 3,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Keyana appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keyana's data
- Keyana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,427 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Keyanas (330 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Keyana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Keyana 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.