Girls' name · since 1961
Kezia
Kezia has 2,424 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,131 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,836 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,424
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kezia currently ranks #2836 among girls' names in America, with 2,424 babies recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Kezia recorded 2,424 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #2836 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #4,131 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,836 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,424 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kezia ranks #4,131 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,836 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,424 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,131 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,836 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,424
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kezia's 2,424 recorded births place it above 94.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kezia compares
2,424 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Kezia's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kezia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,424 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kezia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kezia's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 76, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kezia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Kezia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (596 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Kezia's strongest decade.
596 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kezia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 195
1970s
195 births
- 1980s
1980s
294 births
- 1990s
1990s
409 births
- 2000s
2000s
547 births
- 2010s
2010s
596 births
- 2020s
2020s
337 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 596 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kezia 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 Kezia's total volume
Kezia by state
Where Kezia concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 139 | 5.7% |
| #2 | California | | 125 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 101 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 62 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 36 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.2% |
139 of 2,424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kezia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kezia's data
- Kezia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (596 total births) through the 2020s (337) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kezias (139 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kezia: 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 (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Kezia 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.