Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Keira name popularity since 1925
33,843 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Keira. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Keira is about 17 years old in 2026. Keira peaked in 2006 as the #110 name for girls, and it ranked #622 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 33,843
- Named Keira, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #622
- for girls in 2025 (469 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 33,836 girls · 7 boys
- Most popular in
- Colorado
- 1.78× its national share
Peak year is the year Keira made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Keira births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Keira both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Keira became 13× more common, from 1 in 8,340 baby girls to 1 in 629.
- Steepest fall: Between 2015 and 2020, its share of baby girls fell by 44%, from 1 in 1,360 to 1 in 2,440.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Keira's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Keira.
Decade by decade
Babies named Keira in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 99 | 0 | #4,065 |
| 1970s | 359 | 0 | #1,505 |
| 1980s | 637 | 0 | #1,418 |
| 1990s | 1,390 | 0 | #1,486 |
| 2000s | 14,520 | 7 | #232 |
| 2010s | 13,440 | 0 | #245 |
| 2020–25 | 3,391 | 0 | #622 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
60.2% of babies named Keira from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Keira is most popular
The index compares Keira's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Keira.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1.78× | 708 |
| Arizona | 1.77× | 738 |
| Washington | 1.76× | 946 |
| Oregon | 1.50× | 452 |
| Massachusetts | 1.49× | 1,143 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Keira and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Keira (this page) | 33,836 | 2006 |
| Kiera | 21,851 | 2007 |
| Keirra | 1,471 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Keira's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Keira.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Keira (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data