Recorded 1970–2018 Girls' name Peak 2006 267 births

Keyshia — girls' name

267 babies named Keyshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s511980s231990s112000s1302010s52

The verdict

267 girls have been named Keyshia since 1970, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

267
total births
1970–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Keyshia was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

37 babies were named Keyshia in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keyshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Keyshia between 1970 and 2018, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keyshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keyshia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Keyshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keyshia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keyshia 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 267 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.

Keyshia at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

267

Since 1970

49 years of records

Peak year

2006

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1970

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2018

Keyshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1970

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
37
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 2018201120071994198719751970 9

Keyshia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
130 births that decade — 49% of Keyshia's all-time total
1970s511980s231990s112000s1302010s52

Keyshia by state

Where Keyshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keyshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.9%
Florida share of Keyshia's total US births 1.9%

5 of 267 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keyshia?
267 babies have been named Keyshia since 1970. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 37 births.
When was Keyshia most popular?
Keyshia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Keyshia most popular?
The top states for the name Keyshia are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Keyshia been used?
Keyshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 49 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Keyshia?
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.

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, 1970–2018 (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.