How Many People Are Named Keisha?
An estimated 20,725 people in the United States have the first name Keisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Keisha peaked in popularity in 1977 with 1,050 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
20,725
About 1 in 16,538 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1977
1,050 births
Total Registered
22,271
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keisha
Keisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22,271 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Keisha as a male name
Ranked #8,594 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1974 (9 births)
Keisha as a female name
Ranked #2,566 in 2024
69 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (1,050 births)
Keisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 8,931 babies were registered. Keisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keisha by Decade
How has Keisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keisha by State
Birth registrations for Keisha span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, New Hampshire, Nebraska. On average, about 434 Keishas were registered per state.
Keisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keisha
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keisha?
We estimate approximately 20,725 people named Keisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 16,538 Americans share this first name.
Is Keisha a common name?
Keisha is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,271 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keisha most popular?
Keisha reached peak popularity in 1977, when 1,050 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keisha is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keisha a female name?
Keisha is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keisha Smith, Keisha Johnson, Keisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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