Girls' name · since 1974

Keyia

Keyia has 68 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

68
total births
1974–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade

Keyia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 68 have been recorded since 1974.

Keyia has 68 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1999.

  • 68 total births
  • 1974–1999 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 41% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keyia's 68 recorded births place it above 56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Keyia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Keyia's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Keyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1975)
10
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 19741975197919801982198319841993199619981999 5

Keyia by decade

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

1980s was Keyia's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Keyia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (41% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keyia?
Keyia has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1999. 10 babies were born in 1975, its single highest year.
When was Keyia most popular?
Keyia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Keyia been used?
Records for Keyia go back to 1974, giving 26 years of history through 1999.
What names are similar to Keyia?
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 Keyia's data

  • Keyia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 1990s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1974–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Keyia: Baby Name Since 1974 - 68 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keyia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Keyia 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 July 2026.