Girls' name · since 1968
Kyshia
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Kyshia, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
35 girls have been named Kyshia since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyshia has been recorded 35 times among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 1979.
- #39,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyshia ranks #39,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #39,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kyshia's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kyshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kyshia splits its recorded history at 1974: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kyshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1979
- Peak year (1968)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Kyshia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (28 births, 80% of the file).
1970s was Kyshia's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Kyshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 births (80% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kyshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1968–1979 (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 Kyshia 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.