Girls' name · since 1973
Kyisha
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Kyisha, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
216 girls have been named Kyisha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyisha has been recorded 216 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2001.
- #19,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyisha ranks #19,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kyisha's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kyisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyisha's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2001
- Peak year (1979)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kyisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (91 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Kyisha's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kyisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 91 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Kyisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1973–2001 (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 Kyisha 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.