Keari: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,868

among girls · ↑211 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Keari · +28% vs 2024

How common

1 in 42,297

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

46 babies

All-time total

426

#13,485 all-time among girls

First recorded

1987

in Social Security records

Keari popularity over time

426 babies have been named Keari since 1987, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–	–	–
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1980s	10	–	10	1	–	#7,040
1990s	14	–	14	1	+40%	#10,018
2000s	55	–	55	6	+293%	#8,995
2010s	130	–	130	13	+136%	#4,838
2020s (to 2025)	192	25	217	36	+178%	#3,868

Where Keari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	42	0.03	outside top 500
2027	45	0.03	outside top 500
2028	48	0.03	outside top 500
2029	51	0.03	outside top 500
2030	54	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Keari

Keari is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,868 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 426 American babies have been named Keari, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 46 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Keari stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keari?

The median living Keari is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 400 people named Keari are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Keari year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	38	#3,868	8	#9,324
2024	36	#4,079	–	–
2023	37	#4,017	–	–
2022	28	#4,853	7	#10,346
2021	29	#4,682	5	#13,134
2020	24	#5,240	5	#13,123
2019	28	#4,838	–	–
2018	16	#7,253	–	–
2017	14	#8,081	–	–
2016	10	#10,478	–	–
2015	6	#15,460	–	–
2014	13	#8,723	–	–
2013	16	#7,575	–	–
2012	7	#14,253	–	–
2011	10	#10,787	–	–
2010	10	#10,834	–	–
2009	9	#11,957	–	–
2008	11	#10,433	–	–
2007	9	#12,153	–	–
2006	13	#8,995	–	–
2005	6	#15,461	–	–
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2002	7	#12,909	–	–
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1995	6	#12,523	–	–
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Keari, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Keari?

The median living Keari is about 5 years old. Half of all living Kearis are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Keari are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Keari are alive in the United States, based on 426 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keari in 2025?

Keari ranked #3,868 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keari?

426 babies have been named Keari in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keari most popular?

Keari peaked in 2025, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Keari a boy or girl name?

Keari is used for both: about 94% of babies named Keari have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Keari rising or falling?

Keari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Keari become more popular?

Keari is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 54 girls named Keari in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Keari

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