How Many People Are Named Keara?
An estimated 4,638 people in the United States have the first name Keara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Keara peaked in popularity in 1999 with 259 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keara as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,638
About 1 in 73,901 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1999
259 births
Total Registered
4,767
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keara
Keara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,767 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Keara as a female name
Ranked #9,865 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (259 births)
Keara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keara span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,941 babies were registered. Keara has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keara by Decade
How has Keara tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keara by State
Birth registrations for Keara span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, Nebraska, Arkansas. On average, about 78 Kearas were registered per state.
Keara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Keara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keara?
We estimate approximately 4,638 people named Keara are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 73,901 Americans share this first name.
Is Keara a common name?
Keara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,767 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keara most popular?
Keara reached peak popularity in 1999, when 259 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keara is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keara a female name?
Keara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keara Smith, Keara Johnson, Keara Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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