Recorded 1977–1999 Girls' name Peak 1977 21 births

Kiesa — girls' name

21 babies named Kiesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 girls have been named Kiesa since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1999.

21
total births
1977–1999
years on record
1970s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kiesa was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kiesa in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Kiesa between 1977 and 1999, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiesa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kiesa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiesa 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 21 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.

Kiesa at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

21

Since 1977

23 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1977

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1999

Kiesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1977

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 1999198019791977 6

Kiesa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 52% of Kiesa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiesa?
21 babies have been named Kiesa since 1977. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1977 with 6 births.
When was Kiesa most popular?
Kiesa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Kiesa been used?
Kiesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 23 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Kiesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiera, Kierra, Kiersten, Kierstin, 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, 1977–1999 (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.