Is Keira a boy or girl name?
Keira is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 492 girls and 0 boys were named Keira, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 33,369 US babies named Keira were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #609
- Babies named Keira since 1962
- 33,369
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 3,022 babies
Boys and girls named Keira, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 99 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 359 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 637 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,390 | 100% |
| 2000s | 7 | 14,520 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 13,439 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,918 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 492 | #609 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 524 | #566 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 577 | #536 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 662 | #472 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 663 | #466 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 888 | #357 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 867 | #364 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 990 | #332 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,038 | #313 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,312 | #245 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,469 | #227 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,571 | #203 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,652 | #190 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,789 | #176 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,863 | #165 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,465 | 2,260 | #141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 2,736 | #123 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,677 | #128 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 3,022 | #110 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,468 | #232 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,244 | #257 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 433 | #621 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 238 | #942 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 216 | #994 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 226 | #945 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,101 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,142 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,323 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,486 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,281 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,347 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,228 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,246 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,726 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,557 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,713 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,847 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,679 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,418 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,821 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,089 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,542 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,814 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,827 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,760 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,977 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,533 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,079 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,505 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,718 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,781 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,632 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,693 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,889 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,477 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,690 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,782 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,831 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,065 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,218 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,693 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,027 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keira reached #10,465 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #110 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keira
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.