Recorded 1985–2008 Girls' name Peak 1985 42 births

Kayshia — girls' name

42 babies named Kayshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 girls have been named Kayshia since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

42
total births
1985–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Kayshia was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kayshia in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Kayshia between 1985 and 2008, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kayshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayshia 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 42 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.

Kayshia at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

42

Since 1985

24 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1985

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2008

Kayshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1985

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Kayshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 57% of Kayshia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayshia?
42 babies have been named Kayshia since 1985. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Kayshia most popular?
Kayshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Kayshia been used?
Kayshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 24 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Kayshia?
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.

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, 1985–2008 (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.