Keisha
Keisha is a female given name which has multiple meaning across languages like "Favourite", "Restored to the heart of God" or "Cassia Tree".
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Keisha
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Keisha
The earliest SSA record of Keisha as a baby girl name dates back to 1961, when 6 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 1,050 newborns named Keisha — #237 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Keisha on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Keisha ranks #2,441 for baby girls with 74 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). All told, over 22K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Keisha
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Keisha. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Keisha
Keisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 22K births in the dataset. Keisha's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #233. Use the chart and map above to compare Keisha'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.