Girls' name · since 1986
Kateisha
Kateisha has 26 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kateisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 26 recorded since 1986.
Kateisha has 26 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1992.
- #42,746 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kateisha ranks #42,746 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #42,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kateisha's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kateisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kateisha's full recorded timeline at 1991, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kateisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1992
- Peak year (1992)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kateisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Kateisha's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kateisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kateisha? ▼
Where does Kateisha sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Kateisha most popular? ▼
How long has the name Kateisha been used? ▼
What names are similar to Kateisha? ▼
Keep exploring Kateisha
Nearby Names Like Kateisha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kateisha
Compare Kateisha side by side: Kateisha vs Kathleen Kateisha vs Katherine Kateisha vs Kathryn
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kateisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1986–1992 (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 Kateisha 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.