How Many People Are Named Keena?
An estimated 2,137 people in the United States have the first name Keena. It is predominantly female (94.0%). The average bearer is 43 years old, and Keena peaked in popularity in 1972 with 153 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keena 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 Keena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,137
About 1 in 160,390 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1972
153 births
Total Registered
2,337
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keena
Keena is predominantly female (94.0%), though 141 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Keena as a male name
Ranked #9,481 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1985 (46 births)
Keena as a female name
Ranked #10,651 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (153 births)
Keena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keena span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 648 babies were registered. Keena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keena by Decade
How has Keena 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.
Keena by State
Birth registrations for Keena span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Texas, California. The lowest are in Washington, Massachusetts, Indiana. On average, about 22 Keenas were registered per state.
Keena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keena
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keena?
We estimate approximately 2,137 people named Keena 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 160,390 Americans share this first name.
Is Keena a common name?
Keena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,337 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keena most popular?
Keena reached peak popularity in 1972, when 153 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keena is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keena a female name?
Keena is predominantly female. 94.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keena Smith, Keena Johnson, Keena 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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