Keya first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1967. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1972, 78 babies received the name (ranked #1306). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5601), with roughly 26 babies named Keya each year. Keya has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,897 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.