Girls' name · since 1977

Kiesa

Kiesa has 21 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

Kiesa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1977.

Kiesa has 21 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1999.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kiesa's 21 recorded births place it above 37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kiesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kiesa splits its recorded history at 1980: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kiesa popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 1977197919801999 5

Kiesa by decade

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

1970s was Kiesa's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Kiesa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiesa?
Since 1977, Social Security records show 21 babies named Kiesa. The most recent recorded year was 1999. Its busiest year on record 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?
Records for Kiesa go back to 1977, giving 23 years of history 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.

What to do with Kiesa's data

  • Kiesa's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1977–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kiesa: Baby Name Since 1977 - 21 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiesa. 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 Kiesa 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.