Girls' name · since 1969
Kysha
Kysha has 410 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 410
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
410 girls have been named Kysha since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kysha has been recorded 410 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2005.
- #13,321 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 410 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kysha ranks #13,321 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 410 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 410
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kysha's 410 recorded births place it above 81.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kysha's full recorded timeline at 1983, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2005
- Peak year (1975)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kysha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (230 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Kysha's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
230 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 230 births (56% of all-time use).
Kysha by state
Where Kysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
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What to do with Kysha's data
- Kysha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kyshas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1969–2005 (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 Kysha 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.