Total births
26
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.
- 26
- total births
- 1986–1992
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that 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.
- 26 total births
- 1986–1992 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Kateisha since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1992.
- 26
- total births
- 1986–1992
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Kateisha was born in this single decade.
1992
Single peak year
9 babies were named Kateisha in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1992Peak year
1992
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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? ▼
Since 1986, Social Security records show 26 babies named Kateisha. The most recent recorded year was 1992. Its busiest year on record was 1992, with 9 births.
When was Kateisha most popular? ▼
Kateisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kateisha been used? ▼
Records for Kateisha go back to 1986, giving 7 years of history through 1992.
What names are similar to Kateisha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Kateisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kateisha: Baby Name Since 1986 - 26 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kateisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.