Girls' name · since 1972
Keyona
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 2,918 babies named Keyona, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,004 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,918
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,918 babies have been named Keyona since 1972, making it today's #9004 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyona has been recorded 2,918 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #9004 nationally and more common than 48% 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.
- #3,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,004 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,918 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyona ranks #3,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,004 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,918 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,004 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,918
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keyona's 2,918 recorded births place it above 94.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Maryland.
How Keyona compares
2,918 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Keyona's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keyona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,918 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 140 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keyona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keyona splits its recorded history at 1999: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 140 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keyona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Keyona by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,051 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Keyona's strongest decade.
1,051 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Keyona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 172
1970s
172 births
- 1980s
1980s
678 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,051 births
- 2000s
2000s
764 births
- 2010s 205
2010s
205 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,051 births (36% of all-time use).
How Keyona 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 Keyona's total volume
Keyona by state
Where Keyona concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 127 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 113 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 109 | 3.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 106 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 100 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 100 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 91 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 76 | 2.6% |
127 of 2,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Keyona appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keyona's data
- Keyona's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,051 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Keyonas (127 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Keyona: 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 Keyona 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.