Girls' name · since 1972
Keishla
384 babies named Keishla in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,855 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 384
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keishla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 384 recorded since 1972.
Keishla has 384 recorded births among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2024.
- #13,855 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 384 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keishla ranks #13,855 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 384 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,855 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 384
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keishla's 384 recorded births place it above 80.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Keishla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keishla's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keishla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Keishla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (188 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Keishla's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Keishla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 188 births (49% of all-time use).
Keishla by state
Where Keishla concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Connecticut | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
23 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Keishla's decade-level peak was the 1990s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Keishlas (23 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Keishla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1972–2024 (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 Keishla 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.