Given name

Keeva

“a lovely and graceful girl”

In English use, Keeva is a variant of Keavy. One Irish interpretation is “a lovely and graceful girl.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Keeva is a variant of Keavy. One Irish interpretation is “a lovely and graceful girl.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In English use, Keeva is a variant of Keavy. An origin associated with Keavy is Irish.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Keeva through the years

Babies since 1880
671
0 boys · 671 girls
Most popular year
2013
43 babies
2025
14
#7,679 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−36%
Cooling
0102030198020002025Highest share 20138.7
Keeva in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1968–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,679 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 521 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Keeva’s family of names

In English usage, Keeva has a related form in Keavy.

Walk Keeva’s family in the name graph

KeevaKeevahKeavyCaoimheKiva

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Keeva, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Kenah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kekeli

11Very rare

14% boys · 86% girls

Modern

Canela

Canela is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Corniya

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kahmiyah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Keilah

“a lively and bright-headed woman”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Kerrington

15Very rareCooling

9% boys · 91% girls

Sibling ideas

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