Is Kea a boy or girl name?

Kea is a girl’s name. Of the 653 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kea

Recorded 1964–2022 · United States

Kea was most popular in 1978, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,481 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 653 people named Kea.

Kea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kea’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kea is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 653 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org