Keya

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Keya: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Keya: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,104 in 2002, and it stood at #2,771 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1104highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3126
1997	#3824
1998	#3142
1999	#2189
2000	#2167
2001	#1305
2002	#1104
2003	#1176
2004	#1952
2005	#1295
2006	#1502
2007	#1296
2008	#1447
2009	#1248
2010	#1815
2011	#1374
2012	#1483
2013	#1484
2014	#2464
2015	#2705
2016	#3609
2017	#2706
2018	#4684
2019	#3541
2020	#4535
2022	#3533
2023	#3598
2024	#2771

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 28 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1104 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Keya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Keya in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	18	4 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	168	10 of 10	17
2010s	123	10 of 10	12
2020s	25	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 17 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Keya appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1104 in England and Wales in 2002.

Keya's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2771	9	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#3598	6	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3533	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#4535	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#3541	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#2706	9	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#3609	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2705	9	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2464	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1484	21	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1483	21	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1374	22	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1815	15	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1248	24	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1447	19	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1296	21	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1502	16	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1295	18	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1952	10	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1176	19	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1104	19	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1305	15	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2167	7	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#2189	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#3142	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#3824	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3126	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,104, first reached in 2002.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 24 births, registered in England and Wales in 2009.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
25 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#2,771position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
24births registered in its largest year, 2009Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Miraj · #1104, 26y
Sheik · #1104, 24y
Sterling · #1104, 23y
Younus · #1104, 23y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Miraj · #1104, 26y
Sheik · #1104, 24y
Sterling · #1104, 23y
Younus · #1104, 23y

Keya and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Keya without appearing here.

Keya moved ahead of

Lene Compare
In 2000 they stood at #2167 and #1831 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #1305 and #3998.
Jayden Compare
In 2010 they stood at #1815 and #1731 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #1374 and #3549.
Donna Compare
In 2021 they stood at #4535 and #3447 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #3533 and #5669.
Belinda Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3541 and #3541 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3598 and #5687.

Moved ahead of Keya

Meabh Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2706 and #4063 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #4684 and #1711.
Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3541 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #1939.
Arlo Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2706 and #3583 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #4684 and #2340.
Noah Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2706 and #3583 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #4684 and #2499.

Moved the opposite way to Keya

Harper Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Keya went from #1305 to #2771 while Harper went from #3262 to #22.
Eabha Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Keya went from #1952 to #2771 while Eabha went from #4598 to #1262.
Vicki Compare
Between 1996 and 2012 in England and Wales · Girls, Keya went from #3126 to #1483 while Vicki went from #848 to #5876.
Martine Compare
Between 1996 and 2011 in England and Wales · Girls, Keya went from #3126 to #1374 while Martine went from #2350 to #4764.

Moved the same way as Keya

Karin Compare
Between 1996 and 2020 in England and Wales · Girls, Keya went from #3126 to #4535 and Karin from #2350 to #4535.
Finlay Compare
Between 1996 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Keya went from #3126 to #4684 and Finlay from #1646 to #4684.
Helene Compare
Between 1996 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Keya went from #3126 to #4684 and Helene from #1168 to #4684.
Jayden Compare
Between 1996 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Keya went from #3126 to #4684 and Jayden from #2350 to #5666.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1104 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Keya

Keya at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Keya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Keya appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Keya and the names beside it

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Keya at a glance

Keya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Keya appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Keya and the names beside it

Keya moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Keya

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