Girls' name · since 1993

Kayshla

57 babies named Kayshla in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,481 of 72,339
all-time among girls
57
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

Kayshla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 57 recorded since 1993.

Social Security Administration records show Kayshla recorded 57 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2006.

  • #33,481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 57 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayshla ranks #33,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#33,481 of 72,339
all-time among girls
57
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kayshla's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kayshla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kayshla's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kayshla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2001)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 199319951996199720012002200320042006 5

Kayshla by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (35 births, 61% of the file).

2000s was Kayshla's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Kayshla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayshla? ▼
57 babies have been named Kayshla since 1993. All-time, it sits at #33,481 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2001 with 9 births.
Where does Kayshla sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayshla ranks #33,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kayshla most popular? ▼
Kayshla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Kayshla been used? ▼
Kayshla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 14 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Kayshla? ▼
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kayshla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2006 (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 Kayshla 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.