US rank #3054 Girls' name Peak 2007 2,364 births

Kezia — #3054 US girls' name

2,364 babies named Kezia in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s461970s1951980s2941990s4092000s5472010s5962020s277
#3054
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Kezia was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

76 babies were named Kezia in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kezia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,364 babies named Kezia between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kezia currently holds the #3054 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kezia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 596 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kezia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kezia in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kezia 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 2,364 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.

Kezia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,364

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2007

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,054

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kezia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
76
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
020406080 202420162008200019921984197619681961 5

Kezia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
596 births that decade — 25% of Kezia's all-time total
1960s461970s1951980s2941990s4092000s5472010s5962020s277

Kezia by state

Where Kezia concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kezia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
139 5.9%
#2 California
125 5.3%
#3 Texas
93 3.9%
#4 Florida
62 2.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
36 1.5%
#6 Ohio
10 0.4%
#7 Virginia
6 0.3%
#8 Illinois
5 0.2%
New York share of Kezia's total US births 5.9%
Even split

139 of 2,364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kezia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kezia?
2,364 babies have been named Kezia since 1961. It currently ranks #3054 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 76 births.
When was Kezia most popular?
Kezia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 596 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kezia most popular?
The top states for the name Kezia are New York (139 births), California (125 births), Texas (93 births).
How long has the name Kezia been used?
Kezia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kezia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keziah, Keziyah, Keza, Kezaria, 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, 1961–2024 (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.