Girls' name · since 1982

Keyara

Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 1,789 babies named Keyara, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,086 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,231 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,789
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade

Keyara currently ranks #11231 among girls' names in America, with 1,789 babies recorded since 1982.

Social Security Administration records show Keyara recorded 1,789 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #11231 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.

  • #5,086 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,231 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,789 born since 1982
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyara ranks #5,086 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,231 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,789 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,086 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,231 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,789
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%35%
Keyara vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Keyara's 1,789 recorded births place it above 92.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Keyara compares

1,789 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Keyara's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Keyara Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,789 376 567,345
Peak-year births 107 21 19,840

Keyara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Keyara's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 107, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Keyara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
107
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
050100150 198219911996200120062011201620212025 8

Keyara by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (857 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Keyara's strongest decade.

857 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Keyara births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 857 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Keyara 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 Keyara's total volume

Keyara vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -86, 3%-46, 8.5%-24, 15.4%-110, 5.3%-135, 3.9%-43, 4.7%-27, 6.5%-105, 4.8%-23, 7.9%-40, 4.3%-146, 2.3%-114, 4.3%-67, 4.4%-146, 1.8%-109, 4.5%Keyara-44, 6%Keyara
Keyara vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Keyara by state

Where Keyara concentrates geographically, total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keyara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
99 5.5%
#2 Texas
86 4.8%
#3 Florida
70 3.9%
#4 California
57 3.2%
#5 Illinois
30 1.7%
#6 Georgia
21 1.2%
#7 Virginia
21 1.2%
#8 Ohio
18 1.0%
New York share of Keyara's total US births 5.5%
Even split

99 of 1,789 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Keyara appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keyara?
Keyara has been given to 1,789 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,086 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #11,231 of 17,297. 107 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Keyara sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyara ranks #5,086 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,231 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Keyara most popular?
Keyara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 857 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Keyara most popular?
The top states for the name Keyara are New York (99 births), Texas (86 births), Florida (70 births).
How long has the name Keyara been used?
The SSA has tracked Keyara since 1982 -- 44 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Keyara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keyla, Keyana, Keyonna, Keyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Keyara's data

  • Keyara's decade-level peak was the 2000s (857 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Keyaras (99 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.

Keep exploring Keyara

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Keyara

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keyara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1982–2025 (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 Keyara 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.