Girls' name · since 1971

Keshea

Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Keshea, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

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

22 girls have been named Keshea since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Keshea has 22 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1992.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keshea's 22 recorded births place it above 38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Keshea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Keshea's full recorded timeline at 1986, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Keshea popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1971197719861992 5

Keshea by decade

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

1970s was Keshea's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Keshea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

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

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?
The SSA has tracked Keshea since 1971 -- 22 years through the most recent 1992 data.
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.

What to do with Keshea's data

  • Keshea's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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, 1971–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Keshea: Baby Name Since 1971 - 22 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keshea. 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 Keshea 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.