Keeta
A feminine name of unknown origin, possibly derived from Sanskrit.
Name Census estimates that about 49 living Americans carry the first name Keeta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Keeta today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keeta births was 1975 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keeta. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Keeta. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
49
~ 1 in 6,994,986 Americans
Peak year
1975
9 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
1988 SSA rank
#12,758
Tracked since 1948
Census
Keeta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 131 people with the first name Keeta, which placed it at #48,547 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
#48,547
National first-name rank
People counted
131
131 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Keeta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keeta is White at 55.7%. The next largest groups are Black (33.6%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). 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 Keeta 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 Keeta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.7% · 73
- Black or African American33.6% · 44
- Two or more races4.6% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.8% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3% · 3
Popularity
Keeta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keeta from the 1940s through to the 1980s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 31 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Keeta remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keeta 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 Keeta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Keeta
The name Keeta has its origins in Hindu culture and Sanskrit, one of the oldest languages in the world dating back to around 1500 BC. It is derived from the Sanskrit word 'keeta', which means 'insect' or 'worm'. The name likely originated as a nickname or term of endearment, perhaps referring to someone who was small or agile like an insect.
Keeta is not a common name found in ancient Hindu texts or scriptures, but it does appear in some historical records from various parts of the Indian subcontinent. One of the earliest recorded examples is Keeta Meena, a 12th century poet and philosopher from Rajasthan, whose works explored themes of spirituality and the human condition.
In the 16th century, there was a notable figure named Keeta Pandit, a scholar and educator who established one of the earliest schools for girls in the region of Bengal. This was a pioneering effort at a time when education for women was rare.
Moving forward to the 19th century, Keeta Singh was a Rajput warrior from Rajasthan who fought against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He was known for his bravery and leadership in defending his homeland.
In more recent history, Keeta Banerjee was an Indian independence activist and social reformer from Bengal, born in 1892. She worked tirelessly for women's rights and education, and was imprisoned multiple times for her participation in the independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.
Lastly, Keeta Patanker was a renowned Kathak dancer from Uttar Pradesh, born in 1935. She was instrumental in reviving and popularizing this classical Indian dance form, and received numerous awards and honors for her contributions to the arts.
While not a widely popular name, Keeta holds a unique place in Indian culture and history, with notable individuals bearing this name leaving their mark across various fields over several centuries.
People
Keeta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keeta 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
Keeta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keeta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 49 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keeta 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 6,994,986 US residents.
Is Keeta a common name?
We classify Keeta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 54% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 56 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keeta most popular?
The single biggest year for Keeta was 1975, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keeta is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Keeta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 131 people with the name Keeta, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,547 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 Keeta 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 Keeta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Keeta appears almost entirely female. Of the 131 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 Keeta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keeta is White at 55.7%. The next largest groups are Black (33.6%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). 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 Keeta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Keeta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.7% (73 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 Keeta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Keeta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Keeta 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 Keeta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Keeta 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 Keeta 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 Keeta as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.