Girls' name · since 1984

Keshara

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.

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

Keshara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 145 have been recorded since 1984.

Keshara has 145 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2002.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keshara's 145 recorded births place it above 68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.

Keshara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Keshara's full recorded timeline at 1994, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Keshara popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1994)
12
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
468101214 1984198919921995199820012002 12

Keshara by decade

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

1990s was Keshara's strongest decade.

98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Keshara births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 98 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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.

What to do with Keshara's data

  • Keshara's decade-level peak was the 1990s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Virginia records the most Kesharas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1984–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Keshara: Baby Name Since 1984 - 145 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keshara. 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 Keshara 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.