Girls' name · since 1972
Keyra
Keyra has 981 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,623 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,010 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keyra is the #8010 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 981 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyra has been recorded 981 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #8010 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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.
- #7,623 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,010 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 981 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyra ranks #7,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,010 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 981 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,623 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,010 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keyra's 981 recorded births place it above 89.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Keyra compares
981 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Keyra's all-time total is 161% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keyra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 981 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keyra's full recorded timeline at 2003, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Keyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (352 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Keyra's strongest decade.
352 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Keyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s
2000s
352 births
- 2010s
2010s
305 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 352 births (36% of all-time use).
How Keyra 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 Keyra's total volume
Keyra by state
Where Keyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 97 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 85 | 8.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 10 | 1.0% |
97 of 981 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Keyra's data
- Keyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (352 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.
- Texas records the most Keyras (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Keyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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 Keyra 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.