Girls' name · since 1974
Keosha
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,884 babies named Keosha, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,884
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keosha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,884 recorded since 1974.
Keosha has 1,884 recorded births among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2013.
- #4,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,884 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keosha ranks #4,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,884 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,884
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keosha's 1,884 recorded births place it above 93.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
Keosha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keosha splits its recorded history at 1992: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 126 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keosha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2013
- Peak year (1992)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2013.
1,884 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 126 births in a single year.
Keosha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (895 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Keosha's strongest decade.
895 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Keosha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
749 births
- 1990s
1990s
895 births
- 2000s 184
2000s
184 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 895 births (48% of all-time use).
Keosha decade highlights
- Peak decade 895 births
- Runner-up 749 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Keosha 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 Keosha's total volume
Keosha by state
Where Keosha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 219 | 11.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 173 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 130 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 111 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 102 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 100 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 69 | 3.7% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 67 | 3.6% |
219 of 1,884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Tennessee 11.6% of nationwide
- North Carolina 9.2% of nationwide
- Texas 6.9% of nationwide
- Florida 5.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Tennessee accounts for 11.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Keosha appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keosha's data
- Keosha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (895 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Keoshas (219 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keosha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1974–2013 (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 Keosha 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.
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