Unisex name · since 1988
Kesiah
Kesiah has 63 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 63
- total births
- 1988–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Kesiah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 63 recorded since 1988.
Kesiah has 63 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- 63 total births
- 1988–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kesiah's 63 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kesiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kesiah's full recorded timeline at 2003, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kesiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kesiah popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 2021 (Kesiah as boys' name)
Kesiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kesiah's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kesiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kesiah? ▼
When was Kesiah most popular? ▼
Is Kesiah a unisex name? ▼
How long has the name Kesiah been used? ▼
What names are similar to Kesiah? ▼
What to do with Kesiah's data
- Kesiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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.
Keep exploring Kesiah
Nearby Names Like Kesiah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kesiah
Compare Kesiah side by side: Kesiah vs Keshia Kesiah vs Kesha Kesiah vs Kesia
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac. "Kesiah: Baby Name Since 1988 - 63 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kesiah. 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 Kesiah 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.