Recorded 1973–1997 Girls' name Peak 1978 68 births

Keeshia — girls' name

68 babies named Keeshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s361990s15

The verdict

68 girls have been named Keeshia since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1997.

68
total births
1973–1997
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Keeshia was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

11 babies were named Keeshia in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keeshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Keeshia between 1973 and 1997, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keeshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keeshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keeshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keeshia 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 68 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.

Keeshia at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

68

Since 1973

25 years of records

Peak year

1978

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1973

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1997

Keeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1973

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1978)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 1997199119901989198819871986198119781973 6

Keeshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 53% of Keeshia's all-time total
1970s171980s361990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keeshia?
68 babies have been named Keeshia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1978 with 11 births.
When was Keeshia most popular?
Keeshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Keeshia been used?
Keeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 25 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Keeshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keely, Keeley, Keegan, Keesha, 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, 1973–1997 (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.