Recorded 1973–2013 Girls' name Peak 1979 221 births

Kesi — girls' name

221 babies named Kesi in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s361990s512000s492010s11

The verdict

221 girls have been named Kesi since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2013.

221
total births
1973–2013
years on record
1970s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kesi was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kesi in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kesi

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Kesi between 1973 and 2013, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kesi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kesi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kesi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kesi 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 221 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.

Kesi at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

221

Since 1973

41 years of records

Peak year

1979

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1973

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kesi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1973

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1979)
18
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 20132005200019931986197919751973 8

Kesi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
74 births that decade — 33% of Kesi's all-time total
1970s741980s361990s512000s492010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kesi?
221 babies have been named Kesi since 1973. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1979 with 18 births.
When was Kesi most popular?
Kesi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Kesi been used?
Kesi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 41 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kesi?
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, 1973–2013 (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.