Is Keya a boy or girl name?

Keya is a girl’s name. Of the 1,911 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Keya

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Keya was most popular in 1972, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,134 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,911 people named Keya.

Keya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keya’s peak in 1972. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,911 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.

Names that peaked alongside Keya

Where Keya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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