How Many People Are Named Keshia?
An estimated 5,046 people in the United States have the first name Keshia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Keshia peaked in popularity in 1986 with 511 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keshia 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 Keshia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,046
About 1 in 67,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1986
511 births
Total Registered
5,386
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keshia
Keshia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,386 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Keshia as a male name
Ranked #7,463 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Keshia as a female name
Ranked #12,781 in 2011
8 female births in 2011
Peak: 1986 (511 births)
Keshia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keshia span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,661 babies were registered. Keshia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keshia by Decade
How has Keshia 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.
Keshia by State
Birth registrations for Keshia span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in South Dakota, New Mexico, Nebraska. On average, about 99 Keshias were registered per state.
Keshia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keshia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Keshia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keshia?
We estimate approximately 5,046 people named Keshia 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 67,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Keshia a common name?
Keshia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,386 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keshia most popular?
Keshia reached peak popularity in 1986, when 511 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keshia is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keshia a female name?
Keshia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keshia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keshia Smith, Keshia Johnson, Keshia 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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