Recorded 1983–2000 Girls' name Peak 1996 224 births

Keiosha — girls' name

224 babies named Keiosha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s641990s1472000s13

The verdict

224 girls have been named Keiosha since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

224
total births
1983–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Keiosha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

22 babies were named Keiosha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keiosha

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Keiosha between 1983 and 2000, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keiosha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keiosha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keiosha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keiosha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keiosha 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 224 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.

Keiosha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

224

Since 1983

18 years of records

Peak year

1996

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1983

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2000

Keiosha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1983

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1996)
22
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Keiosha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
147 births that decade — 66% of Keiosha's all-time total
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Keiosha by state

Where Keiosha concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keiosha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 2.2%
Mississippi share of Keiosha's total US births 2.2%

5 of 224 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keiosha?
224 babies have been named Keiosha since 1983. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1996 with 22 births.
When was Keiosha most popular?
Keiosha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Keiosha most popular?
The top states for the name Keiosha are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Keiosha been used?
Keiosha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 18 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Keiosha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keira, Keisha, Keila, Keily, 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, 1983–2000 (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.