Girls' name · since 1971
Kyesha
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 760 babies named Kyesha, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 760
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kyesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 760 have been recorded since 1971.
Kyesha has 760 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2008.
- #9,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 760 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyesha ranks #9,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 760 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 760
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kyesha's 760 recorded births place it above 87.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kyesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyesha's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2008
- Peak year (1991)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kyesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (332 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Kyesha's strongest decade.
332 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kyesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 70
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
217 births
- 1990s
1990s
332 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 332 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kyesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kyesha's total volume
Kyesha by state
Where Kyesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.3% |
16 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Kyesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (332 total births) through the 2000s (141) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kyeshas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kyesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1971–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kyesha 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 August 2026.