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Keziah

Meaning Borrowed from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (Qəṣî‘āh) Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #767 Trend ↑ Rising 67%

Borrowed from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (Qəṣî‘āh).

Rank 2025
#767
among girls · ↑101 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
378
named Keziah · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,540
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
378 babies
All-time total
5,086
#2,620 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Keziah popularity over time

5,086 babies have been named Keziah since 1972, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 58 – 58 6 – #5,239
1980s 135 – 135 14 +133% #4,096
1990s 408 12 420 42 +211% #2,088
2000s 1,158 39 1,197 120 +185% #1,518
2010s 1,580 51 1,631 163 +36% #1,280
2020s (to 2025) 1,550 95 1,645 274 +68% #767

Where Keziah 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 386 0.24 outside top 500
2027 416 0.26 outside top 500
2028 443 0.28 outside top 500
2029 468 0.29 outside top 500
2030 490 0.30 outside top 500

Where Keziah is most popular

Girls named Keziah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.166 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Maryland, and Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Keziah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 20 0.428 +157%
Maryland 43 0.406 +144%
Virginia 49 0.287 +73%
Georgia 62 0.273 +64%
Florida 116 0.271 +63%
South Carolina 23 0.256 +54%
North Carolina 56 0.246 +48%
Oklahoma 18 0.245 +47%
Louisiana 19 0.217 +30%
Minnesota 23 0.213 +28%
Pennsylvania 48 0.203 +22%
Massachusetts 24 0.198 +19%
Tennessee 31 0.196 +18%
Texas 157 0.195 +17%
Michigan 32 0.176 +6%
Missouri 21 0.174 +5%
Ohio 40 0.169 ≈ national
Wisconsin 17 0.165 ≈ national
Alabama 15 0.160 ≈ national
New York 55 0.139 -17%
Connecticut 8 0.138 -17%
Illinois 30 0.131 -21%
New Jersey 23 0.127 -23%
Arizona 17 0.121 -27%
Washington 17 0.118 -29%
Colorado 13 0.116 -30%
Indiana 16 0.114 -32%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -32%
California 92 0.109 -34%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Keziah

Keziah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #767 in 2025 with 354 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 5,086 American babies have been named Keziah. Its peak came in 2025, when 378 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 Keziah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keziah?

The median living Keziah is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 19. An estimated 5,000 people named Keziah are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Keziah 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 354 #767 24 #4,322
2024 312 #868 18 #5,343
2023 239 #1,054 17 #5,579
2022 221 #1,117 12 #7,048
2021 224 #1,106 14 #6,194
2020 200 #1,167 10 #7,817
2019 181 #1,280 5 #13,196
2018 178 #1,286 15 #5,923
2017 167 #1,384 9 #8,520
2016 173 #1,366 6 #11,505
2015 163 #1,420 – –
2014 157 #1,451 5 #13,141
2013 145 #1,519 6 #11,506
2012 134 #1,617 – –
2011 138 #1,584 – –
2010 144 #1,554 5 #13,368
2009 131 #1,701 7 #10,489
2008 154 #1,518 5 #13,656
2007 143 #1,583 8 #9,369
2006 113 #1,817 – –
2005 123 #1,636 8 #8,738
2004 107 #1,786 – –
2003 110 #1,725 5 #11,906
2002 112 #1,652 – –
2001 76 #2,164 6 #9,970
2000 89 #1,911 – –
1995 47 #2,642 – –
1990 27 #3,848 – –
1985 14 #5,194 – –
1980 18 #4,221 – –
1975 7 #7,531 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Keziah?

The median living Keziah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Keziahs are between 4 and 19 years old.

How many people named Keziah are alive today?

An estimated 5,000 people named Keziah are alive in the United States, based on 5,086 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Keziah mean?

Borrowed from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (Qəṣî‘āh).

How popular is the name Keziah in 2025?

Keziah ranked #767 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 354 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keziah?

5,086 babies have been named Keziah in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keziah most popular?

Keziah peaked in 2025, when 378 newborns received the name.

Is Keziah a boy or girl name?

Keziah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Keziah rising or falling?

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

Will Keziah become more popular?

Keziah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 490 girls named Keziah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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