Girls' name · since 1972
Keziah
Keziah has 4,889 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #766 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,889
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keziah is the #766 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,889 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Keziah recorded 4,889 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #766 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #2,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #766 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,889 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keziah ranks #2,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #766 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,889 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #766 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,889
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keziah's 4,889 recorded births place it above 96.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Keziah compares
4,889 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Keziah's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keziah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,889 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 354 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keziah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keziah's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 354, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keziah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 354
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Keziah popularity over time - boys
197 total births recorded since 1994 (Keziah as boys' name)
Keziah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,580 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Keziah's strongest decade.
1,580 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Keziah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 135
1980s
135 births
- 1990s 408
1990s
408 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,158 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,580 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,550 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,580 births (32% of all-time use).
How Keziah 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 Keziah's total volume
Keziah by state
Where Keziah concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 442 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 353 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 338 | 6.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 285 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 202 | 4.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 143 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 117 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 115 | 2.4% |
442 of 4,889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Keziah appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keziah's data
- Keziah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,580 total births) through the 2020s (1,550) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Keziahs (442 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Keziah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keziah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Keziah 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.