US rank #6979 Girls' name Peak 2007 968 births

Keyra — #6979 US girls' name

968 babies named Keyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s521990s1432000s3522010s3052020s97
#6979
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Keyra was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

62 babies were named Keyra in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 968 babies named Keyra between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keyra currently holds the #6979 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keyra performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 352 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keyra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 97 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Keyra in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keyra 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 968 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.

Keyra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

968

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2007

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,979

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
62
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819791972 6

Keyra by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
352 births that decade — 36% of Keyra's all-time total
1970s191980s521990s1432000s3522010s3052020s97

Keyra by state

Where Keyra concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Keyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
97 10.0%
#2 California
85 8.8%
#3 New York
16 1.7%
#4 Florida
15 1.5%
#5 Arizona
10 1.0%
Texas share of Keyra's total US births 10.0%
Even split

97 of 968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keyra?
968 babies have been named Keyra since 1972. It currently ranks #6979 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 62 births.
When was Keyra most popular?
Keyra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 352 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Keyra most popular?
The top states for the name Keyra are Texas (97 births), California (85 births), New York (16 births).
How long has the name Keyra been used?
Keyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keyra?
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.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.