Given name

Keyona

“an energetic woman”

Keyona is a variant of Keyonna. One American interpretation is “an energetic woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Keyona is a variant of Keyonna. One American interpretation is “an energetic woman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Keyona is a variant of Keyonna. An origin associated with Keyonna is American.

Explained through its name family

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

Keyona through the years

Babies since 1880
2,918
0 boys · 2,918 girls
Most popular year
1994
140 babies
2025
11
#9,173 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−11%
Easing
020406080198020002025Highest share 19946.8
Keyona in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1972–2025, 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 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,173 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 140 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,249 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.

Keyona’s family of names

Keyona has a related form in Keyonna.

Walk Keyona’s family in the name graph

KeyonaKeionaKeyonahKeyonnaKeyyona

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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 2

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

Spellings & scripts 2

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

Similar names

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

Hebrew · Modern

Kerena

“horn of eye-paint”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Keyandra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Keyshauna

“filled with happiness”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Xenna

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kiyanah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kededra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Xena

“one who is hospitable; welcoming”

46UncommonRising

>99% girls

Modern

Kyia

16Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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