Kessiah
The Story of Kessiah
As a girl name
Kessiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 9 Kessiahs were born — ranking #11,416 that year. As of 2026, Kessiah ranks #15,244 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 58 Kessiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kessiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2017, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 23 Kessiahs were born — ranking #4,492 that year. As of 2026, Kessiah ranks #4,492 for boys with 23 births, rising sharply (+187% over the past five years). In total, more than 104 Kessiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kessiah
Kessiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 104 births in the dataset. Kessiah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,492. Use the chart and map above to compare Kessiah'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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