Girls' name · since 1964
Keesha
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 2,713 babies named Keesha, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,245 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,713
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keesha currently ranks #15245 among girls' names in America, with 2,713 babies recorded since 1964.
Keesha has 2,713 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15245 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #3,829 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,245 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,713 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keesha ranks #3,829 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,245 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,713 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,245 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,713
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keesha's 2,713 recorded births place it above 94.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Keesha compares
2,713 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Keesha's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keesha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,713 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keesha's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 164, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Keesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,269 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Keesha's strongest decade.
1,269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Keesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 117
1960s
117 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,269 births
- 1980s
1980s
831 births
- 1990s 365
1990s
365 births
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,269 births (47% of all-time use).
How Keesha 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 Keesha's total volume
Keesha by state
Where Keesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 208 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 157 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 105 | 3.9% |
| #4 | California | | 91 | 3.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 78 | 2.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 69 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 58 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 53 | 2.0% |
208 of 2,713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Keesha appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keesha's data
- Keesha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,269 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Keeshas (208 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Keesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Keesha 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.