How Many People Are Named Keira?
people named Keira are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,194 people in the US has this name
Based on 33,843 babies named Keira in Social Security records from 1962 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,022 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of KIRA (2). This spelling was popularized by British actress Keira Knightley (1985-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Keira in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Keira alive today is about 15 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Keira first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 2006, to 3,022 babies. In 2025, 469 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Keira has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #110, in 2006. In 2025 it ranked #622.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #622 |
| Best rank | #110 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #224 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Keira alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Keira were born in California than in any other state: about 4,487 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Keira was given 2.4 times as often in Hawaii, 2 times in Alaska and 2 times in Massachusetts.
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