Recorded 1973–2001 Girls' name Peak 1979 216 births

Kyisha — girls' name

216 babies named Kyisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s911990s822000s5
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kyisha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kyisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Kyisha between 1973 and 2001, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kyisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyisha 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 216 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.

Kyisha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

216

Since 1973

29 years of records

Peak year

1979

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1973

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2001

Kyisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1973

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1979)
16
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20011995199219891985198219791973 5

Kyisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
91 births that decade — 42% of Kyisha's all-time total
1970s381980s911990s822000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyisha?
216 babies have been named Kyisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1979 with 16 births.
When was Kyisha most popular?
Kyisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Kyisha been used?
Kyisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 29 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Kyisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyia, Kyiah, Kyilee, Kyiesha, 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, 1973–2001 (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.