Recorded 1984–2002 Girls' name Peak 1994 145 births

Keshara — girls' name

145 babies named Keshara in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s982000s25

The verdict

145 girls have been named Keshara since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

145
total births
1984–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Keshara was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

12 babies were named Keshara in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keshara

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Keshara between 1984 and 2002, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keshara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keshara performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keshara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keshara in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keshara 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 145 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.

Keshara at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

145

Since 1984

19 years of records

Peak year

1994

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1984

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2002

Keshara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1984

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1994)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 2002199919961993199019871984 5

Keshara by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
98 births that decade — 68% of Keshara's all-time total
1980s221990s982000s25

Keshara by state

Where Keshara concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keshara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
10 6.9%
Virginia share of Keshara's total US births 6.9%

10 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keshara?
145 babies have been named Keshara since 1984. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1994 with 12 births.
When was Keshara most popular?
Keshara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Keshara most popular?
The top states for the name Keshara are Virginia (10 births).
How long has the name Keshara been used?
Keshara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 19 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Keshara?
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, 1984–2002 (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.