Keyarah
A feminine name of unknown origin, possibly derived from the name "Kiah".
Name Census estimates that about 267 living Americans carry the first name Keyarah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Keyarah today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keyarah births was 2011 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keyarah. 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
267
~ 1 in 1,283,724 Americans
Peak year
2011
21 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2023 SSA rank
#16,406
Tracked since 1994
Census
Keyarah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 211 people with the first name Keyarah, which placed it at #37,164 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
#37,164
National first-name rank
People counted
211
211 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
51.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Keyarah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keyarah is Black at 51.7%. The next largest groups are White (17.5%) and Two or More Races (17.1%). 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 Keyarah 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 Keyarah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American51.7% · 109
- White17.5% · 37
- Two or more races17.1% · 36
- Hispanic or Latino12.3% · 26
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 3
Popularity
Keyarah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keyarah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 145 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keyarah 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 Keyarah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Keyarahs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Keyarah
The name Keyarah is believed to have its origins in the Arabic language. It is a variation of the name Keira, which itself is derived from the Greek name Kyra, meaning "lady" or "noblewoman." The name Keyarah is thought to have first gained popularity in the Middle East during the medieval period, particularly among Arabic-speaking communities.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Keyarah can be found in a 13th-century manuscript from the city of Baghdad, where it appears as the name of a young woman from a prominent family. This suggests that the name was already in use among the elite classes of the region at that time.
In the 15th century, a renowned Persian poet named Keyarah al-Baghdadi was known for her elegant verses celebrating love and nature. She was born in 1420 in the city of Baghdad and her poetry was widely admired throughout the Persian-speaking world during her lifetime.
Another notable figure with the name Keyarah was a skilled calligrapher and illuminator who lived in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century. Her intricate and beautifully decorated manuscripts were highly prized by the Ottoman sultans and their court.
In the 18th century, a woman named Keyarah al-Andalusi gained recognition as a pioneering scholar and educator in the field of Islamic studies. She was born in 1712 in the city of Granada, in what was then the Spanish province of Al-Andalus, and her teachings and writings were widely influential throughout the region.
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Keyarah was a celebrated Arabian explorer and adventurer who lived in the 19th century. Keyarah al-Masri, born in 1825 in Cairo, was renowned for her daring expeditions across the Arabian Peninsula and her vivid accounts of the cultures and landscapes she encountered.
Throughout its long history, the name Keyarah has been associated with a sense of nobility, grace, and intellectual curiosity. While its popularity has ebbed and flowed across different regions and time periods, it has endured as a unique and evocative name with deep cultural roots.
People
Keyarah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keyarah 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
Keyarah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keyarah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 267 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keyarah 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 1,283,724 US residents.
Is Keyarah a common name?
We classify Keyarah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 271 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keyarah most popular?
The single biggest year for Keyarah was 2011, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keyarah is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Keyarah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 211 people with the name Keyarah, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,164 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 Keyarah 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 Keyarah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Keyarah appears almost entirely female. Of the 211 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Keyarah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keyarah is Black at 51.7%. The next largest groups are White (17.5%) and Two or More Races (17.1%). 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 Keyarah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Keyarah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.7% (109 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 Keyarah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Keyarah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Keyarah 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 Keyarah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Keyarah 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 Keyarah 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 people have Keyarah as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Keyarah, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.