Recorded 1969–1985 Girls' name Peak 1978 135 births

Kesa — girls' name

135 babies named Kesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s941980s36

The verdict

135 girls have been named Kesa since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1985.

135
total births
1969–1985
years on record
1970s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Kesa was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kesa in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Kesa between 1969 and 1985, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kesa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kesa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kesa 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 135 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.

Kesa at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

135

Since 1969

17 years of records

Peak year

1978

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1969

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1985

Kesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1969

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1978)
14
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
46810121416 198519831980197819761974197219701969 5

Kesa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
94 births that decade — 70% of Kesa's all-time total
1960s51970s941980s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kesa?
135 babies have been named Kesa since 1969. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1978 with 14 births.
When was Kesa most popular?
Kesa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kesa been used?
Kesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 17 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Kesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshia, Kesha, Kesia, Kesley, 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, 1969–1985 (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.