NameTides

Keisha

Keisha was the #2,719 girls' name in the US in 2025 (63 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Keisha as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Keisha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Keisha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,719 (63)#5,927 (3)———#1,882 (12)
2024#2,559 (69)#3,016 (8)———#1,710 (13)
2023#2,517 (70)#2,504 (10)———#1,774 (12)
2022#3,653 (42)#3,534 (6)———#1,415 (16)
2021#3,250 (49)#2,711 (9)———#1,876 (11)
2020#3,399 (45)#3,447 (6)———#2,163 (9)
2019#3,499 (44)#2,458 (10)———#1,798 (12)
2018#4,001 (36)#3,178 (7)———#1,741 (12)
2017#3,996 (37)#3,229 (7)———#2,041 (10)
2016#4,990 (27)#2,547 (10)———#2,040 (10)
2015#2,927 (59)#2,705 (9)———#1,363 (17)
2014#3,184 (51)#1,702 (17)——#584 (6)#1,340 (18)
2013#2,533 (70)#1,220 (28)——#747 (4)#1,686 (13)
2012#2,832 (61)#1,058 (33)——#677 (5)#1,194 (21)
2011#2,483 (73)#841 (43)—#363 (4)#798 (4)#1,122 (22)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1976 at #233.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1961.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Keisha is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Keisha by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #959FL
Keisha (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KeishaCanadaGirls#1,88212
KeishaEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
KeishaIrelandGirls—too few
KeishaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KeishaScotlandGirls—too few
KeishaUSGirls#2,71963
KeishaUSBoys—too few