Recorded 1966–1993 Girls' name Peak 1976 391 births

Keisa — girls' name

391 babies named Keisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

391 girls have been named Keisa since 1966, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1993.

391
total births
1966–1993
years on record
1970s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Keisa was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

65 babies were named Keisa in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Keisa between 1966 and 1993, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 269 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Keisa in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keisa 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 391 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.

Keisa at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

391

Since 1966

28 years of records

Peak year

1976

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1966

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1993

Keisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1966

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1976)
65
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Keisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
269 births that decade — 69% of Keisa's all-time total
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Keisa by state

Where Keisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
48 12.3%
#2 California
17 4.3%
#3 Louisiana
15 3.8%
#4 District of Columbia
7 1.8%
#5 Michigan
7 1.8%
#6 Virginia
6 1.5%
#7 Maryland
5 1.3%
#8 North Carolina
5 1.3%
Georgia share of Keisa's total US births 12.3%
Even split

48 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Keisa appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keisa?
391 babies have been named Keisa since 1966. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1976 with 65 births.
When was Keisa most popular?
Keisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 269 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Keisa most popular?
The top states for the name Keisa are Georgia (48 births), California (17 births), Louisiana (15 births).
How long has the name Keisa been used?
Keisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 28 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Keisa?
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, 1966–1993 (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.