Recorded 1983–1998 Girls' name Peak 1994 209 births

Keoshia — girls' name

209 babies named Keoshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s811990s128

The verdict

209 girls have been named Keoshia since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

209
total births
1983–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Keoshia was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

19 babies were named Keoshia in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keoshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 209 babies named Keoshia between 1983 and 1998, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keoshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keoshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Keoshia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keoshia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keoshia 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 209 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.

Keoshia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

209

Since 1983

16 years of records

Peak year

1994

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1983

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1998

Keoshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1983

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1994)
19
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5101520 199819961994199219901988198619841983 7

Keoshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
128 births that decade — 61% of Keoshia's all-time total
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Keoshia by state

Where Keoshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keoshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 3.3%
Texas share of Keoshia's total US births 3.3%

7 of 209 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keoshia?
209 babies have been named Keoshia since 1983. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1994 with 19 births.
When was Keoshia most popular?
Keoshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Keoshia most popular?
The top states for the name Keoshia are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Keoshia been used?
Keoshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 16 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Keoshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keona, Keonna, Keosha, Keondra, 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, 1983–1998 (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.