Girls' name · since 1978

Kyeshia

129 babies named Kyeshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,327 of 72,339
all-time among girls
129
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade

Kyeshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 129 have been recorded since 1978.

Social Security Administration records show Kyeshia recorded 129 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1999.

  • #24,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 129 born since 1978
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyeshia ranks #24,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.

#24,327 of 72,339
all-time among girls
129
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kyeshia's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% 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.

Kyeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kyeshia's full recorded timeline at 1991, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kyeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1992)
14
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
46810121416 19781986198819901992199419971999 11

Kyeshia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (80 births, 62% of the file).

1990s was Kyeshia's strongest decade.

80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Kyeshia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 80 births (62% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyeshia?
129 babies have been named Kyeshia since 1978. All-time, it sits at #24,327 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1992 with 14 births.
Where does Kyeshia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyeshia ranks #24,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kyeshia most popular?
Kyeshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kyeshia been used?
Kyeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 22 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Kyeshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyesha, Kyera, Kye, Kyerra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kyeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–1999 (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 Kyeshia 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.