US rank #15756 Girls' name Peak 1987 256 births

Ketsia — #15756 US girls' name

256 babies named Ketsia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s461990s692000s642010s522020s19
#15756
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Ketsia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ketsia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ketsia

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Ketsia between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ketsia currently holds the #15756 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ketsia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ketsia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ketsia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ketsia 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 256 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.

Ketsia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

256

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

1987

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,756

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ketsia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
12
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
468101214 20242016200920041996199119851979 6

Ketsia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
69 births that decade — 27% of Ketsia's all-time total
1970s61980s461990s692000s642010s522020s19

Ketsia by state

Where Ketsia concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ketsia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 4.3%
New York share of Ketsia's total US births 4.3%

11 of 256 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ketsia?
256 babies have been named Ketsia since 1979. It currently ranks #15756 among girls. The peak year was 1987 with 12 births.
When was Ketsia most popular?
Ketsia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Ketsia most popular?
The top states for the name Ketsia are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Ketsia been used?
Ketsia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ketsia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keturah, Ketzaly, Ketra, Ketura, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.