Given name
Keiya
“resembling a flower”
Keiya is a variant of Keeya. One African interpretation is “resembling a flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keiya is a variant of Keeya. One African interpretation is “resembling a flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keiya is a variant of Keeya. An origin associated with Keeya is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keiya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 0 boys · 42 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Keiya
- Keiya ShiihashiJapanese association football playerborn 1997
- Keiya SentoJapanese association football playerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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