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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kiesha

Kiesha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1039th; the most babies were born in 1979 (124). More babies were named Kiesha in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1979124 babies
Total since 1880
2,621babies recorded

Kiesha popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#18,5125
2000#7,81313
1990#1,65090
1980#1,34794
1970#1,49467
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Kiesha, counting every spelling?

Kiesha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kiesha?

About 2,500 people born in the US named Kiesha are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 36 and 50. That makes Kiesha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Kiesha by state

How common Kiesha was among girls born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.5×), New York (2.3×), Illinois (1.7×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesIL0.12Michigan: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMI0.09New York: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesNY0.16Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.10Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNC0.11South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesDC0.17Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesLA0.17Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kiesha, girls, 1977–1981. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Kiesha

How popular is the name Kiesha?

Kiesha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1039th; the most babies were born in 1979 (124). More babies were named Kiesha in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Kiesha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,621 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Kiesha most popular?

In 1977–1981, Kiesha was most common in District of Columbia (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and New York.