Keesha
Keisha is a female given name which has multiple meaning across languages like "Favourite", "Restored to the heart of God" or "Cassia Tree".
Meaning & Origin of Keesha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keisha is a female given name which has multiple meaning across languages like "Favourite", "Restored to the heart of God" or "Cassia Tree".
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The Story of Keesha
Keesha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 164 Keeshas were born — ranking #878 that year. As of 2026, Keesha ranks #11,138 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Keeshas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Keesha
Keesha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Keesha's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #878. Use the chart and map above to compare Keesha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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