Girls' name · since 1968

Keysa

Keysa has 54 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

54
total births
1968–1995
years on record
1970s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade

54 girls have been named Keysa since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Keysa recorded 54 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1995.

  • 54 total births
  • 1968–1995 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 72% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keysa's 54 recorded births place it above 53% 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.

Keysa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Keysa's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Keysa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
4681012 19681971197219731976197919801995 5

Keysa by decade

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

1970s was Keysa's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Keysa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 39 births (72% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keysa?
Keysa has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 1968, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 11 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Keysa most popular?
Keysa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Keysa been used?
Records for Keysa go back to 1968, giving 28 years of history through 1995.
What names are similar to Keysa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keyla, Keyana, Keyonna, Keyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Keysa's data

  • Keysa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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.

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, 1968–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Keysa: Baby Name Since 1968 - 54 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keysa. 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 Keysa 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.