Is Keisha a boy or girl name?
Keisha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 69 girls and 0 boys were named Keisha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 22,271 US babies named Keisha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,566
- Babies named Keisha since 1961
- 22,271
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 1,050 babies
Boys and girls named Keisha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 904 | 100% |
| 1970s | 34 | 8,897 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 10 | 6,881 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,781 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 971 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 518 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 275 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,566 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,534 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,679 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,270 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,428 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,531 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,035 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,035 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,065 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,949 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,206 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,549 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,848 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,496 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,883 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,273 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,284 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,469 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,949 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,080 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,966 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,253 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,516 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,424 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,375 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,156 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,001 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 259 | #803 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 360 | #625 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 333 | #648 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 359 | #617 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 396 | #593 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 458 | #519 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 590 | #429 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 657 | #397 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,594 | 710 | #362 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 651 | #371 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 751 | #325 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 733 | #331 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 666 | #355 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 519 | #410 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 582 | #381 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 666 | #352 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 720 | #330 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,776 | 883 | #279 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,119 | 938 | #257 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 984 | #246 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,050 | #237 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,287 | 1,027 | #233 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,562 | 1,015 | #241 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,708 | 979 | #257 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,486 | 963 | #259 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 804 | #303 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 647 | #367 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 490 | #449 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 330 | #542 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 184 | #721 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 145 | #838 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,125 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,114 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,676 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,583 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,028 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,193 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keisha reached #3,708 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #233 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keisha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.