How Many People Are Named Kiesha?
An estimated 2,441 people in the United States have the first name Kiesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Kiesha peaked in popularity in 1979 with 124 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kiesha 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 Kiesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,441
About 1 in 140,416 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1979
124 births
Total Registered
2,621
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kiesha
Kiesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,621 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kiesha as a female name
Ranked #18,510 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1979 (124 births)
Kiesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kiesha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,003 babies were registered. Kiesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kiesha by Decade
How has Kiesha 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.
Kiesha by State
Birth registrations for Kiesha span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Virginia, South Carolina, District of Columbia. On average, about 61 Kieshas were registered per state.
Kiesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kiesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kiesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kiesha?
We estimate approximately 2,441 people named Kiesha 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 140,416 Americans share this first name.
Is Kiesha a common name?
Kiesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,621 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kiesha most popular?
Kiesha reached peak popularity in 1979, when 124 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kiesha is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kiesha a female name?
Kiesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kiesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kiesha Smith, Kiesha Johnson, Kiesha 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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