Keesha
Keesha was the 16113th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 879th with 164 babies. More babies were named Keesha in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,113 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,713babies recorded
Keesha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,113 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #6,992 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,274 | 56 |
| 1980 | #1,164 | 116 |
| 1970 | #1,536 | 64 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keesha, counting every spelling?
Keesha is a spelling of Kesha, a name family that had 12 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 12 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kesha | 7 | #12,557 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Keesha?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keesha (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Keesha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keesha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keesha?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Keesha are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 39 and 52. That makes Keesha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Keesha by state
How common Keesha was among girls born in each state in 1975–1979, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.4×), Virginia (2.3×), Tennessee (2.1×), Illinois (2.1×), Missouri (1.6×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keesha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keesha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keesha
How popular is the name Keesha?
Keesha was the 16113th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 879th with 164 babies. More babies were named Keesha in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Keesha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Keesha in the US.
Where was Keesha most popular?
In 1975–1979, Keesha was most common in North Carolina (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Tennessee.