Keyara
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "loved one".
Name Census estimates that about 1,746 living Americans carry the first name Keyara. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Keyara today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keyara births was 2001 (107 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keyara. 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
1.7K
~ 1 in 196,308 Americans
Peak year
2001
107 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,032
Tracked since 1982
Popularity
Keyara: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keyara from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 857 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
Keyara 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 Keyara during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Keyaras live
The SSA's state-level files cover 20 states and territories. New York, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Keyara, while Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Mississippi recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 24 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Keyara
The name Keyara is of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit word "Keerti," which means "glory" or "fame." This name was prevalent in ancient India, particularly during the period of the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
The earliest known reference to the name Keyara can be traced back to the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. In the Mahabharata, Keyara was the name of a minor character, a warrior who fought alongside the Pandavas in the great battle of Kurukshetra.
Over the centuries, the name Keyara has been borne by several notable individuals. One of the earliest recorded examples is Keyara Devi, a 14th-century Indian princess and warrior from the Rajput clan of Mewar. She was renowned for her bravery and skill in battle, and her exploits are celebrated in various folk tales and ballads of Rajasthan.
Another historical figure who bore the name Keyara was Keyara Bai, a 16th-century Indian poet and mystic from the Bhakti movement. Her devotional poetry, composed in the Braj Bhasha language, is still widely revered and studied in parts of North India.
In the 18th century, Keyara Kanta was a prominent Bengali literary figure and scholar. He is best known for his translations of ancient Sanskrit texts into Bengali, which helped to popularize these works among the masses.
Moving into the modern era, Keyara Saikia was a renowned Assamese writer and activist who lived from 1855 to 1923. She was a pioneer in the field of women's education and played a significant role in the social and cultural renaissance of Assam.
While the name Keyara has its roots in India, it has also been adopted by people of various cultures and ethnicities around the world, each with their own interpretations and associations with the name.
People
Keyara + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keyara 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
Keyara: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keyara?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,746 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keyara 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 196,308 US residents.
Is Keyara a common name?
We classify Keyara as "Rare". It ranks above 93.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,780 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keyara most popular?
The single biggest year for Keyara was 2001, when 107 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keyara is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Keyara a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Keyara 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.
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.