Girls' name · since 1964
Kesha
Kesha has 5,248 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,248
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
5,248 babies have been named Kesha since 1964, making it today's #12138 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kesha has been recorded 5,248 times among girls since 1964, currently ranked #12138 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #2,490 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,138 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,248 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kesha ranks #2,490 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,138 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,248 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,248
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kesha's 5,248 recorded births place it above 96.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kesha compares
5,248 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kesha's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kesha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,248 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 320 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kesha's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 11% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 89%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 320, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kesha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 320
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Kesha popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1979 (Kesha as boys' name)
Kesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,668 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Kesha's strongest decade.
2,668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 276
1960s
276 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,668 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,456 births
- 1990s 615
1990s
615 births
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 81
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,668 births (51% of all-time use).
How Kesha 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 Kesha's total volume
Kesha by state
Where Kesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 368 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 325 | 6.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 306 | 5.8% |
| #4 | California | | 283 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 277 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 271 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 203 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 168 | 3.2% |
368 of 5,248 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Kesha appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kesha's data
- Kesha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,668 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Keshas (368 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kesha
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Kesha 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.