Keysha: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,949

among girls · ↑303 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Keysha · +9% vs 2024

How common

1 in 43,440

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1976

92 babies

All-time total

1,976

#4,741 all-time among girls

First recorded

1965

in Social Security records

Keysha popularity over time

1,976 babies have been named Keysha since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	69	7	–	#2,422
1970s	706	71	+923%	#1,229
1980s	349	35	-51%	#1,682
1990s	273	27	-22%	#2,949
2000s	224	22	-18%	#4,210
2010s	204	20	-9%	#5,579
2020s (to 2025)	151	25	+23%	#3,949

Where Keysha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	40	0.03	outside top 500
2027	43	0.03	outside top 500
2028	46	0.03	outside top 500
2029	49	0.03	outside top 500
2030	51	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Keysha

Keysha is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,949 in 2025 with 37 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 1,976 American babies have been named Keysha. Its peak came in 1976, when 92 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Keysha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keysha?

The median living Keysha is about 40 years old; half are between 20 and 49. An estimated 1,900 people named Keysha are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Keysha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	37	#3,949
2024	34	#4,252
2023	26	#5,063
2022	15	#7,467
2021	17	#6,851
2020	22	#5,573
2019	17	#6,888
2018	21	#5,908
2017	22	#5,750
2016	20	#6,299
2015	24	#5,579
2014	14	#8,290
2013	20	#6,367
2012	19	#6,742
2011	23	#5,843
2010	24	#5,712
2009	25	#5,636
2008	27	#5,369
2007	27	#5,311
2006	35	#4,210
2005	20	#6,143
2004	16	#7,249
2003	21	#5,698
2002	20	#5,780
2001	16	#6,811
2000	17	#6,347
1995	40	#2,949
1990	29	#3,671
1985	20	#4,056
1980	68	#1,682
1975	76	#1,389
1970	47	#1,869
1965	6	#6,143
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Keysha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Keysha?

The median living Keysha is about 40 years old. Half of all living Keyshas are between 20 and 49 years old.

How many people named Keysha are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Keysha are alive in the United States, based on 1,976 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Keysha mean?

Spelling variant of Keisha.

How popular is the name Keysha in 2025?

Keysha ranked #3,949 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 37 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keysha?

1,976 babies have been named Keysha in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keysha most popular?

Keysha peaked in 1976, when 92 newborns received the name.

Is Keysha a boy or girl name?

Keysha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Keysha rising or falling?

Keysha is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Keysha become more popular?

Keysha is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Keysha in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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