Recorded 1982–2008 Girls' name Peak 1990 146 births

Kyiesha — girls' name

146 babies named Kyiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s421990s992000s5
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Kyiesha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kyiesha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Kyiesha between 1982 and 2008, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyiesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kyiesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyiesha 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 146 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.

Kyiesha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

146

Since 1982

27 years of records

Peak year

1990

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1982

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2008

Kyiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1982

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1990)
19
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Kyiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
99 births that decade — 68% of Kyiesha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyiesha?
146 babies have been named Kyiesha since 1982. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1990 with 19 births.
When was Kyiesha most popular?
Kyiesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Kyiesha been used?
Kyiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 27 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Kyiesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyia, Kyiah, Kyisha, Kyilee, 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, 1982–2008 (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.