Holding steady.
Popularity of Keiarra since 1987
Babies named Keiarra per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 20 |
| 1990s | 147 |
| 2000s | 160 |
| 2010s | 28 |
| 2020s | 5 |
Meaning & origin
Keiarra is a modern, invented name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1987, at the tail end of a naming trend that favored creative, phonetic constructions. It reached its highest recorded use in 1999, its peak year, before settling into very low, stable usage. The name's trajectory shows no recent revival and it has never ranked among the top 1,000 names. Its one-in-N likelihood is not calculable for recent years due to sparse data, but it remains an uncommon choice. There are no top states strongly associated with Keiarra, suggesting it has never clustered regionally. Like many names formed from fashionable sounds, Keiarra reflects a moment in American naming culture rather than a long historical or etymological tradition.
Keiarra first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1987, part of a wave of creative names built from the popular kee- sound and the -arra suffix, which echoes names like Kiara and Sierra. Its usage peaked in 1999, suggesting a brief fashion rather than a long-established tradition. There is no known meaning or derivation from any language; it is a modern coinage.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kei, Kiki, Rara
Sibling names for Keiarra
Names that share Keiarra's style, for a brother or sister.
