Is Keshia a boy or girl name?
Keshia was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 5,386 US babies named Keshia were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Keshia since 1964
- 5,386
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 511 babies
Boys and girls named Keshia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 202 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,285 | 100% |
| 1980s | 6 | 2,655 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,129 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 94 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,781 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,262 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,796 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,477 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,315 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,945 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,803 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,828 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,579 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,067 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,345 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,545 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,697 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,071 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,996 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,404 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,010 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,478 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,073 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 252 | #813 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 385 | #593 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,463 | 496 | #479 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 398 | #549 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 483 | #457 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 511 | #426 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 321 | #596 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,299 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,704 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,304 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,346 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,323 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,104 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,085 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 161 | #889 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,068 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 143 | #911 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 160 | #830 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 149 | #867 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,002 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,184 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,180 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,600 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,835 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,166 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,875 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,602 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Keshia reached #7,463 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #426 in 1986. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Keshia
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.