Keondra
A feminine name with uncertain origins and meanings that may relate to power or strength.
Name Census estimates that about 1,085 living Americans carry the first name Keondra. It is a predominantly female name (98.5% of registrations). The average person named Keondra today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keondra births was 1996 (78 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keondra. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 315,903 Americans
Peak year
1996
78 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2003 SSA rank
#10,278
Tracked since 1975
Census
Keondra in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 904 people with the first name Keondra, which placed it at #13,380 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,380
National first-name rank
People counted
904
904 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
92.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Keondra
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keondra is Black at 92.7%. The next largest groups are White (3.3%) and Two or More Races (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Keondra described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Keondra at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American92.7% · 838
- White3.3% · 30
- Two or more races2.9% · 26
- Hispanic or Latino1.1% · 10
Gender
Gender distribution for Keondra
Keondra leans heavily female at 98.5% of total registrations, but 17 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Keondra as a male name
- Ranked #10,278 in 2003
- 6 male births in 2003
- Peak: 1999 (6 births)
Keondra as a female name
- Ranked #17,188 in 2017
- 5 female births in 2017
- Peak: 1996 (78 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Keondra leans strongly female. 854 people counted with this name were female (93.2%), compared with 62 male bearers (6.8%).
Popularity
Keondra: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keondra from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 586 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keondra by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Keondra during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Keondras live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Florida, Georgia, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Keondra, while Mississippi, Virginia, South Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 41 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Keondra
The name Keondra is a relatively modern invention, having no known roots in ancient languages or historical records. It appears to be an amalgamation of syllables and sounds intended to create a unique and aesthetically pleasing name in the late 20th century.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Keondra was in 1990, when it was given to a baby girl born in the United States. However, the origins and inspiration behind the creation of this name remain unclear, as it does not seem to be derived from any particular cultural or linguistic tradition.
Despite its recent emergence, the name Keondra has gained some popularity, particularly in certain regions of the United States. Some notable individuals who have borne this name include Keondra Malone, an American basketball player born in 1991, and Keondra Mallard, an American track and field athlete born in 1992.
Beyond these few documented cases, there are no significant historical figures or notable individuals from earlier eras who were known by the name Keondra. This name's relative novelty and lack of deep cultural roots have limited its presence in historical records and ancient texts.
The name Keondra remains a modern invention, albeit one that has found some use and acceptance in recent decades. Its unique sound and spelling have contributed to its appeal, even though its origins and meaning are largely ambiguous.
People
Keondra + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keondra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Keondra: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keondra?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,085 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keondra going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 315,903 US residents.
Is Keondra a common name?
We classify Keondra as "Rare". It ranks above 90.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,124 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keondra most popular?
The single biggest year for Keondra was 1996, when 78 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keondra is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Keondra in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 904 people with the name Keondra, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,380 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Keondra in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Keondra?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Keondra leans strongly female. 854 people counted with this name were female (93.2%), compared with 62 male bearers (6.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Keondra?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keondra is Black at 92.7%. The next largest groups are White (3.3%) and Two or More Races (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Keondra most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Keondra in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.7% (838 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Keondra in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Keondra a female name?
Yes, 98.5% of people registered as Keondra in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Keondra still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Keondra in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Keondra can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Keondra?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.