US rank #12365 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,290 births

Kaysha — #12365 US girls' name

1,290 babies named Kaysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s581980s2351990s4762000s3462010s1162020s52
#12365
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kaysha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

60 babies were named Kaysha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,290 babies named Kaysha between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaysha currently holds the #12365 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaysha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 476 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kaysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaysha in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaysha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,290 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaysha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,290

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

1991

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,365

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
60
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751968 7

Kaysha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
476 births that decade — 37% of Kaysha's all-time total
1960s71970s581980s2351990s4762000s3462010s1162020s52

Kaysha by state

Where Kaysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kaysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
37 2.9%
#2 Louisiana
18 1.4%
#3 New York
17 1.3%
#4 Florida
6 0.5%
#5 Michigan
5 0.4%
#6 Texas
5 0.4%
#7 Utah
5 0.4%
California share of Kaysha's total US births 2.9%
Even split

37 of 1,290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaysha?
1,290 babies have been named Kaysha since 1968. It currently ranks #12365 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 60 births.
When was Kaysha most popular?
Kaysha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 476 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kaysha most popular?
The top states for the name Kaysha are California (37 births), Louisiana (18 births), New York (17 births).
How long has the name Kaysha been used?
Kaysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.