Girls' name · since 1968
Kaysha
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 1,322 babies named Kaysha, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,385 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,322
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,322 babies have been named Kaysha since 1968, making it today's #4385 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaysha recorded 1,322 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #4385 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #6,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,385 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,322 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaysha ranks #6,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,385 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,322 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,385 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,322
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaysha's 1,322 recorded births place it above 91.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaysha compares
1,322 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaysha's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaysha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,322 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaysha splits its recorded history at 1999: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Kaysha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (476 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Kaysha's strongest decade.
476 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kaysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
235 births
- 1990s
1990s
476 births
- 2000s
2000s
346 births
- 2010s 116
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 476 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kaysha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaysha's total volume
Kaysha by state
Where Kaysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Utah | | 5 | 0.4% |
37 of 1,322 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaysha's data
- Kaysha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (476 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kayshas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Kaysha 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.