Girls' name · since 1984
Kaesha
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Kaesha, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 97 have been recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaesha has been recorded 97 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2006.
- #27,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 97 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaesha ranks #27,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaesha's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaesha's full recorded timeline at 1996, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2006
- Peak year (1990)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
97 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 11 births in a single year.
Kaesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (52 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Kaesha's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kaesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (54% of all-time use).
Kaesha decade highlights
- Peak decade 52 births
- Runner-up 33 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Kaesha's data
- Kaesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2000s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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