Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Keyana isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keyana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,842
- 0 boys · 3,842 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 167 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,018 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,018 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,913 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.
Keyana’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Keyana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Keyandra
>99% girls
Kerena
“horn of eye-paint”
>99% girls
Keyshauna
“filled with happiness”
>99% girls
Xena
“one who is hospitable; welcoming”
>99% girls
Kiana
“from an ancient family” · “of an ancient family”
>99% girls
Kiyanah
>99% girls
Kianna
“of an ancient family”
>99% girls
Xenna
>99% girls