Keira is an established girls' name that peaked in 2006 and has since faded.
Keira is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #622 for girl births in the United States (and #1,227 across all names), given to 469 babies. Keira was first reported in SSA data in 1962 and peaked in 2006 (3,022 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 469 | 469 | #622 | — |
| 2024 | 496 | 496 | #605 | — |
| 2023 | 524 | 524 | #568 | — |
| 2022 | 577 | 577 | #536 | — |
| 2021 | 662 | 662 | #472 | — |
| 2020 | 663 | 663 | #467 | — |
| 2019 | 888 | 888 | #357 | — |
| 2018 | 867 | 867 | #365 | — |
| 2017 | 990 | 990 | #332 | — |
| 2016 | 1,038 | 1,038 | #313 | — |
| 2015 | 1,312 | 1,312 | #245 | — |
| 2014 | 1,469 | 1,469 | #228 | — |
| 2013 | 1,572 | 1,572 | #203 | — |
| 2012 | 1,652 | 1,652 | #190 | — |
| 2011 | 1,789 | 1,789 | #176 | — |
| 2010 | 1,863 | 1,863 | #165 | — |
| 2009 | 2,267 | 2,273 | #141 | #10,465 |
| 2008 | 2,736 | 2,742 | #123 | — |
| 2007 | 2,677 | 2,677 | #128 | — |
| 2006 | 3,022 | 3,039 | #110 | — |
| 2005 | 1,468 | 1,473 | #232 | — |
| 2004 | 1,244 | 1,249 | #257 | — |
| 2003 | 433 | 433 | #621 | — |
| 2002 | 238 | 238 | #942 | — |
| 2001 | 216 | 216 | #994 | — |
| 2000 | 226 | 226 | #945 | — |
| 1999 | 196 | 196 | #1,041 | — |
| 1998 | 175 | 175 | #1,101 | — |
| 1997 | 164 | — | #1,142 | — |
| 1996 | 129 | — | #1,323 | — |
| 1995 | 107 | — | #1,486 | — |
| 1994 | 133 | — | #1,281 | — |
| 1993 | 123 | — | #1,347 | — |
| 1992 | 142 | — | #1,228 | — |
| 1991 | 136 | — | #1,246 | — |
| 1990 | 85 | — | #1,726 | — |
| 1989 | 91 | — | #1,557 | — |
| 1988 | 75 | — | #1,713 | — |
| 1987 | 63 | — | #1,847 | — |
| 1986 | 70 | — | #1,679 | — |
| 1985 | 90 | — | #1,418 | — |
| 1984 | 59 | — | #1,820 | — |
| 1983 | 48 | — | #2,089 | — |
| 1982 | 77 | — | #1,542 | — |
| 1981 | 32 | — | #2,813 | — |
| 1980 | 32 | — | #2,827 | — |
| 1979 | 32 | — | #2,761 | — |
| 1978 | 27 | — | #2,976 | — |
| 1977 | 34 | — | #2,531 | — |
| 1976 | 42 | — | #2,080 | — |
| 1975 | 68 | — | #1,505 | — |
| 1974 | 53 | — | #1,718 | — |
| 1973 | 25 | — | #2,781 | — |
| 1972 | 27 | — | #2,633 | — |
| 1971 | 27 | — | #2,693 | — |
| 1970 | 24 | — | #2,890 | — |
| 1969 | 28 | — | #2,477 | — |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #3,690 | — |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #4,782 | — |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,831 | — |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #4,065 | — |
| 1964 | 11 | — | #4,216 | — |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,694 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,028 | — |