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Girl name

Keshia

100% girls · last recorded 2011

Keshia has been given to about 5,386 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,220
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Keshia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1986 · 511
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,386

How popular is Keshia?

Its best year was 1986, when 511 babies were given the name, ranking 426th. The typical living American called Keshia is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Keshia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lakeshia0.78
  2. Kesha0.77
  3. Kenia0.75
  4. Celia0.72
  5. Keisha0.69
  6. Yesenia0.64
  7. Kisha0.64
  8. Jesenia0.64

Middle names for Keshia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Keshia Josephine0.84
  2. Keshia Rose0.83
  3. Keshia Louise0.83
  4. Keshia June0.82
  5. Keshia Pearl0.82
  6. Keshia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Keshia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.75
  2. Coreybrother · 0.72
  3. Sashasister · 0.72
  4. Dustinbrother · 0.71
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.70
  6. Meredithsister · 0.70

Where Keshia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Keshia White0.78
    2. Keshia Reyes0.78
    3. Keshia Nguyen0.78
    4. Keshia Moore0.78
    5. Keshia Lee0.78
    6. Keshia Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Keshia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.