girl's name
Keya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,471
Keya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1972, when 78 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1967.
Keya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 465 |
| 1980s | 309 |
| 1990s | 267 |
| 2000s | 359 |
| 2010s | 398 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 101 |
How popular is Keya?
In 2025, Keya was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Keya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Keya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keya
How popular is the name Keya?
In 2025, Keya was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Keya a girl's or a boy's name?
Keya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Keya most popular?
Keya peaked in 1972, when 78 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Keya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keya currently ranks #2,278 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.