US rank #4206 Girls' name Peak 1976 1,939 births

Keysha — #4206 US girls' name

1,939 babies named Keysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s691970s7061980s3491990s2732000s2242010s2042020s114
#4206
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Keysha was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

92 babies were named Keysha in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,939 babies named Keysha between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keysha currently holds the #4206 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keysha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 706 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Keysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 115 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Keysha in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keysha 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 1,939 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.

Keysha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,939

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

1976

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#4,206

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
92
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Keysha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
706 births that decade — 36% of Keysha's all-time total
1960s691970s7061980s3491990s2732000s2242010s2042020s114

Keysha by state

Where Keysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
115 5.9%
#2 California
55 2.8%
#3 New Jersey
40 2.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
39 2.0%
#5 Georgia
38 2.0%
#6 Florida
34 1.8%
#7 Texas
29 1.5%
#8 North Carolina
22 1.1%
New York share of Keysha's total US births 5.9%
Even split

115 of 1,939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Keysha appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keysha?
1,939 babies have been named Keysha since 1965. It currently ranks #4206 among girls. The peak year was 1976 with 92 births.
When was Keysha most popular?
Keysha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 706 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Keysha most popular?
The top states for the name Keysha are New York (115 births), California (55 births), New Jersey (40 births).
How long has the name Keysha been used?
Keysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keysha?
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.

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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, 1965–2024 (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.