Recorded 1971–1992 Girls' name Peak 1971 22 births

Keshea — girls' name

22 babies named Keshea in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s51990s5

The verdict

22 girls have been named Keshea since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1992.

22
total births
1971–1992
years on record
1970s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Keshea was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Keshea in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keshea

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Keshea between 1971 and 1992, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keshea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keshea performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keshea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keshea 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 22 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.

Keshea at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

22

Since 1971

22 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1971

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1992

Keshea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1971

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1992198619771971 6

Keshea by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 55% of Keshea's all-time total
1970s121980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keshea?
22 babies have been named Keshea since 1971. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Keshea most popular?
Keshea was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Keshea been used?
Keshea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 22 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Keshea?
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, 1971–1992 (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.