Recorded 1976–1999 Girls' name Peak 1982 115 births

Keyatta — girls' name

115 babies named Keyatta in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s621990s39

The verdict

115 girls have been named Keyatta since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

115
total births
1976–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Keyatta was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Keyatta in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keyatta

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Keyatta between 1976 and 1999, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keyatta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keyatta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keyatta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keyatta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keyatta 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 115 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.

Keyatta at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

115

Since 1976

24 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1976

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1999

Keyatta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1976

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 199919941991198919861984198219791976 6

Keyatta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
62 births that decade — 54% of Keyatta's all-time total
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Keyatta by state

Where Keyatta concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keyatta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 4.3%
Illinois share of Keyatta's total US births 4.3%

5 of 115 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keyatta?
115 babies have been named Keyatta since 1976. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Keyatta most popular?
Keyatta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Keyatta most popular?
The top states for the name Keyatta are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Keyatta been used?
Keyatta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 24 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Keyatta?
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.

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, 1976–1999 (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.