Girls' name · since 1961
Keisha
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 22,293 babies named Keisha, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,731 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,293
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
22,293 babies have been named Keisha since 1961, making it today's #2731 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keisha has been recorded 22,293 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #2731 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,731 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,293 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keisha ranks #987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,731 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,293 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,731 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,293
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keisha's 22,293 recorded births place it above 98.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Keisha compares
22,293 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Keisha's all-time total is 59x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,293 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,050 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keisha's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 18% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 82%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 1,050, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keisha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 1,050
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Keisha popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 1973 (Keisha as boys' name)
Keisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (8,897 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Keisha's strongest decade.
8,897 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Keisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 904
1960s
904 births
- 1970s
1970s
8,897 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,882 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,783 births
- 2000s 971
2000s
971 births
- 2010s 518
2010s
518 births
- 2020s 338
2020s
338 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 8,897 births (40% of all-time use).
How Keisha 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 Keisha's total volume
Keisha by state
Where Keisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,427 | 10.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,310 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,272 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,099 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 1,058 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,030 | 4.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 992 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 985 | 4.4% |
2,427 of 22,293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Keisha appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keisha's data
- Keisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (8,897 total births); usage has since declined to 338 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Keishas (2,427 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 Keisha: 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 (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Keisha 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.