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Keya

100% girls · 14 born in 2025

Keya has been given to about 1,911 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,869
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Keya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 78
  • Born in 202514
  • All time1,911
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Keya?

Its best year was 1972, when 78 babies were given the name, ranking 1305th. The typical living American called Keya is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Keya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kenya0.85
  2. Keyla0.79
  3. Kaya0.74
  4. Kya0.74
  5. Kiya0.74
  6. Kenna0.72
  7. Keira0.70
  8. Freya0.70

Middle names for Keya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Keya Noelle0.83
  2. Keya Belle0.83
  3. Keya Josephine0.80
  4. Keya Violet0.79
  5. Keya Della0.79
  6. Keya Catherine0.77

Sibling names for Keya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.82
  2. Aronbrother · 0.82
  3. Aracelisister · 0.81
  4. Jaysonbrother · 0.81
  5. Chanasister · 0.80
  6. Elishaeither · 0.80

Where Keya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Keya Wilson0.75
    2. Keya Williams0.75
    3. Keya Turner0.75
    4. Keya Torres0.75
    5. Keya Thompson0.75
    6. Keya Thomas0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Keya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.