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Keisha

Girl

Meaning of Keisha: American: 'cassia tree'

Keisha is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2628th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2628

63 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

22,337

First recorded 1961 · peak 1977

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 720 babies1982: 666 babies1983: 582 babies1984: 519 babies1985: 666 babies1986: 733 babies1987: 752 babies1988: 651 babies1989: 715 babies1990: 657 babies19901991: 590 babies1992: 458 babies1993: 396 babies1994: 361 babies1995: 333 babies1996: 360 babies1997: 259 babies1998: 200 babies1999: 169 babies2000: 136 babies20002001: 133 babies2002: 125 babies2003: 76 babies2004: 95 babies2005: 90 babies2006: 103 babies2007: 76 babies2008: 86 babies2009: 51 babies2010: 60 babies20102011: 73 babies2012: 61 babies2013: 70 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 59 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 36 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 49 babies2022: 42 babies2023: 70 babies2024: 69 babies2025: 63 babies
US babies named Keisha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 752.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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