Recorded 1974–2013 Girls' name Peak 1992 1,884 births

Keosha — girls' name

1,884 babies named Keosha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s441980s7491990s8952000s1842010s12
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Keosha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

126 babies were named Keosha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keosha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,884 babies named Keosha between 1974 and 2013, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keosha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 126 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keosha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 895 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Keosha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 219 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Keosha in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keosha 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 1,884 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.

Keosha at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,884

Since 1974

40 years of records

Peak year

1992

126 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1974

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2013

Keosha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1974

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1992)
126
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Keosha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
895 births that decade — 48% of Keosha's all-time total
1970s441980s7491990s8952000s1842010s12

Keosha by state

Where Keosha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keosha
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%
Tennessee share of Keosha's total US births 11.6%
Even split

219 of 1,884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Keosha appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keosha?
1,884 babies have been named Keosha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1992 with 126 births.
When was Keosha most popular?
Keosha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 895 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Keosha most popular?
The top states for the name Keosha are Tennessee (219 births), North Carolina (173 births), Texas (130 births).
How long has the name Keosha been used?
Keosha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 40 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Keosha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keona, Keonna, Keondra, Keoni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2013 (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.