Girls' name · since 1970
Keyshia
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.
- 267
- total births
- 1970–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Keyshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 267 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyshia has been recorded 267 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2018.
- 267 total births
- 1970–2018 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keyshia's 267 recorded births place it above 77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Keyshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keyshia's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keyshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2018
- Peak year (2006)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Keyshia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Keyshia's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Keyshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 130 births (49% of all-time use).
Keyshia by state
Where Keyshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 267 births nationwide.
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- Keyshia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2010s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Keyshias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1970–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keyshia: Baby Name Since 1970 - 267 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keyshia. 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 Keyshia 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.