Keisha

#2,719 for girls in 2025, 63 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1976 · 1,027 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
22,293
since 1961

Keisha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Keisha has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #233, 1976girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,71963—
2024#2,55969—
2023#2,51770—
2022#3,65342—
2021#3,25049—
2020#3,39945—
2019#3,49944—
2018#4,00136—
2017#3,99637—
2016#4,99027—
2015#2,92759—
2014#3,18451—
2013#2,53370—
2012#2,83261—
2011#2,48373—
2010#2,87060—
2009#3,25251—
2008#2,26786—
2007#2,45776—
2006#1,939103—
2005#2,07390—
2004#1,96295—
2003#2,24376—
2002#1,510125—
2001#1,422133—
2000#1,369136—
1999#1,154169—
1998#998200—
1997#802259—
1996#625360—
1995#648333—
1994#615361—
1993#593396—
1992#517458—
1991#429590—
1990#397657—
1989#361710#7,9055
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1985#355666—
1984#409519—
1983#381582—
1982#352666—
1981#329720—
1980#279883#6,2505
1979#257938#4,8427
1978#246984—
1977#2371,050—
1976#2331,027#4,9356
1975#2411,015#4,3097
1974#257979#3,5589
1973#259963#5,1015
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1971#367647—
1970#448490—
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1967#833145—
1966#1,11989—
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1964#1,66648—
1963#5,2967—
1962#6,5785—
1961#5,8516—
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First appearance
1961

The first year at least five girls were named Keisha! It came in at #5,851, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1961–1963, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Keisha is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedAKMaine: #225 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedNHWashington: #414 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,680 girlsWAIdaho: #146 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 642 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedMNIllinois: #338 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,273 girlsILWisconsin: #489 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,185 girlsWIMichigan: #274 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsMINew York: #330 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,013 girlsNYMassachusetts: #647 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,416 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedRIOregon: #420 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,678 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedSDIowa: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,762 girlsIAIndiana: #271 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,717 girlsINOhio: #379 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,910 girlsOHPennsylvania: #355 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsPANew Jersey: #544 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,363 girlsNJConnecticut: #475 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,824 girlsCTCalifornia: #688 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 5,422 girlsCAUtah: #357 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,920 girlsUTColorado: #558 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,116 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedNEMissouri: #180 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsMOKentucky: #161 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 887 girlsKYWest Virginia: #160 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 799 girlsWVVirginia: #280 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsVAMaryland: #303 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedDEArizona: #626 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,238 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedNMKansas: #374 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,355 girlsKSArkansas: #156 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 833 girlsARTennessee: #179 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #163 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 992 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #358 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,475 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,725 girlsOKLouisiana: #173 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 954 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Keisha, so not publishedMSAlabama: #313 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsALGeorgia: #158 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 930 girlsGAHawaii: #214 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 842 girlsHITexas: #703 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 5,558 girlsTXFlorida: #348 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,334 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#146 · 1 in 642
  2. Arkansas#156 · 1 in 833
  3. Georgia#158 · 1 in 930
  4. West Virginia#160 · 1 in 799
  5. Kentucky#161 · 1 in 887

Best ever in a state: #15 in District of Columbia, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#14681 in 642
Arkansas#156151 in 833
Georgia#158451 in 930
West Virginia#160111 in 799
Kentucky#161241 in 887
North Carolina#163411 in 992
Louisiana#173271 in 954
Tennessee#179281 in 1,064
Missouri#180311 in 1,049
Hawaii#21461 in 842
Maine#22551 in 1,259
Indiana#271201 in 1,717
Michigan#274321 in 1,889
Virginia#280201 in 1,855
Iowa#28591 in 1,762
Oklahoma#296101 in 1,725
Maryland#303141 in 1,979
Alabama#313121 in 1,889
New York#330591 in 2,013
Illinois#338341 in 2,273
Florida#348331 in 2,334
Pennsylvania#355281 in 2,565
Utah#35771 in 1,920
South Carolina#35881 in 2,475
Kansas#37461 in 2,355
Ohio#379241 in 2,910
Washington#414111 in 2,680
Oregon#42061 in 2,678
Connecticut#47551 in 3,824
Wisconsin#48971 in 4,185
New Jersey#544111 in 4,363
Colorado#55851 in 4,116
Arizona#62661 in 4,238
Massachusetts#64761 in 6,416
California#688451 in 5,422
Texas#703241 in 5,558
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Keisha
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 160 spots since 2024 (#2,559 → #2,719)
  • 680 spots since 2020 (#3,399 → #2,719)
  • 208 spots since 2015 (#2,927 → #2,719)
  • Biggest jump: 286 spots in 1967 (#1,119 → #833)
  • Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1998 (#802 → #998)
Rise & fade · girls
15 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1961
  • Peaked 1976 at #233 (1,027 births)
  • Births halved by 1992, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1967–1998
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,427
  • Highest: 1 in 1,427 girls born in 1976 were named Keisha (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 25,512 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 39.9% of all girls named Keisha (8,897) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s904#541 (1969)#2,635
1970s8,897#233 (1976)#285
1980s6,882#279 (1980)#349
1990s3,783#397 (1990)#678
2000s971#1,369 (2000)#2,049
2010s518#2,483 (2011)#3,332
2020s338#2,517 (2023)#3,016

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Keisha in 1989

girls
#361
710 births · 1 in 2,597 girls
boys
#7,905
5 births · 1 in 400,186 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #361Keisha710

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #7,905Keisha5
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,597 of them was named Keisha, which outranked 97.5% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keisha
  1. #358Tia717
  2. #359Yolanda713
  3. #360Mindy711
  4. #361Keisha710
  5. #361Charlene710
  6. #361Shayla710
  7. #364Faith707
  8. #364Johanna707
  9. #364Rochelle707

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 400,186 of them was named Keisha, which outranked 14.4% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keisha
  1. #6,941Zeric6
  2. #6,941Zishan6
  3. #6,941Zuriel6
  4. #7,905Keisha5
  5. #7,905Aakeem5
  6. #7,905Aaric5
  7. #7,905Aaronmichael5

Tied with 1,327 names at #7,905; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →