Recorded 1969–2005 Girls' name Peak 1975 411 births

Kysha — girls' name

411 babies named Kysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s2311980s1061990s542000s14
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Kysha was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

33 babies were named Kysha in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 411 babies named Kysha between 1969 and 2005, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kysha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kysha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kysha 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 411 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.

Kysha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

411

Since 1969

37 years of records

Peak year

1975

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1969

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2005

Kysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1969

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1975)
33
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 20051997199019861981197719731969 6

Kysha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
231 births that decade — 56% of Kysha's all-time total
1960s61970s2311980s1061990s542000s14

Kysha by state

Where Kysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
30 7.3%
#2 Texas
5 1.2%
New York share of Kysha's total US births 7.3%
Even split

30 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kysha?
411 babies have been named Kysha since 1969. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1975 with 33 births.
When was Kysha most popular?
Kysha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Kysha most popular?
The top states for the name Kysha are New York (30 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kysha been used?
Kysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 37 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Kysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kysa, Kyshia, Kystal, Kyshawna, and 3 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, 1969–2005 (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.