Girls' name · since 1978
Keresa
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Keresa, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1978–1984
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Keresa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keresa has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1984.
- 17 total births
- 1978–1984 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keresa's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keresa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keresa's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keresa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1984
- Peak year (1984)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Keresa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Keresa's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Keresa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keresa: Baby Name Since 1978 - 17 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keresa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Keresa 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 July 2026.