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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Keir

Used in both girl and boy records

Keir appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Keir by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDKeir as a girl’s nameUS records 1969–1994
#26832girl rank1970peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDKeir as a boy’s nameUS records 1963–2024
#4336boy rank1970peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Keir in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl197011 uses#475919701969–199410 listed years
Boy197063 uses#102319701963–202058 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.