How Many People Are Named Keira?
An estimated 32,929 people in the United States have the first name Keira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Keira peaked in popularity in 2006 with 3,022 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keira 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 Keira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Keira is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
32,929
About 1 in 10,409 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2006
3,022 births
Total Registered
33,369
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keira
Keira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 33,369 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Keira as a male name
Ranked #10,465 in 2009
7 male births in 2009
Peak: 2009 (7 births)
Keira as a female name
Ranked #609 in 2024
492 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (3,022 births)
Keira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keira span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 14,527 babies were registered. Keira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keira by Decade
How has Keira 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.
Keira by State
Birth registrations for Keira span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, District of Columbia. On average, about 615 Keiras were registered per state.
Keira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keira
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keira?
We estimate approximately 32,929 people named Keira 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 10,409 Americans share this first name.
Is Keira a common name?
Keira is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33,369 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keira most popular?
Keira reached peak popularity in 2006, when 3,022 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keira is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keira a female name?
Keira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keira Smith, Keira Johnson, Keira 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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