Girls' name · since 1983

Keiosha

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.

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

Keiosha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 224 recorded since 1983.

Keiosha has 224 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2000.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keiosha's 224 recorded births place it above 74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.

Keiosha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Keiosha splits its recorded history at 1992: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Keiosha popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1996)
22
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
510152025 1983198719901993199619992000 13

Keiosha by decade

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

1990s was Keiosha's strongest decade.

147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Keiosha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 147 births (66% of all-time use).

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

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?
Keiosha has been given to 224 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2000. 22 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
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.

What to do with Keiosha's data

  • Keiosha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Mississippi records the most Keioshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1983–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Keiosha: Baby Name Since 1983 - 224 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keiosha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Keiosha 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 July 2026.