Kea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEE-uh
Kea is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Is Kea a girl's or a boy's name?
Kea is a girls' name.
How popular is Kea in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kea in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kea in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | #7,238 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Kea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Kea in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 28 | #2,859 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 20 | #3,403 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 20 | #3,266 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
Names like Kea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Ffion, Caragh, Kiara, Caitlin, Cassidy, Caoimhe, Teagan, Aoibheann, Raegan, Bree, Kianna
Names related to Kea
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kea, updated 20 October 2026.