Girls' name · since 1965
Keysha
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 1,976 babies named Keysha, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,976
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keysha is the #3927 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,976 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Keysha recorded 1,976 times among girls since 1965, holding rank #3927 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, 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 1965 to 2025.
- #4,738 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,927 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,976 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keysha ranks #4,738 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,927 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,976 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,976
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keysha's 1,976 recorded births place it above 93.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Keysha compares
1,976 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keysha's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keysha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,976 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keysha's full recorded timeline at 1995, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 92 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Keysha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (706 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Keysha's strongest decade.
706 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Keysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
706 births
- 1980s
1980s
349 births
- 1990s 273
1990s
273 births
- 2000s 224
2000s
224 births
- 2010s 204
2010s
204 births
- 2020s 151
2020s
151 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 706 births (36% of all-time use).
How Keysha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keysha's total volume
Keysha by state
Where Keysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 115 | 5.8% |
| #2 | California | | 55 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 40 | 2.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 40 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 39 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 38 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 22 | 1.1% |
115 of 1,976 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Keysha appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keysha's data
- Keysha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (706 total births); usage has since declined to 151 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Keyshas (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Keysha 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 August 2026.