Keshia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Keshia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keshia mean?
Modern: spelling of Keisha
A spelling of Keisha, a modern American name possibly derived from Keziah.
Is Keshia a girl's or a boy's name?
Keshia is a girls' name.
How popular is Keshia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 girls.
Keshia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Keshia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 511 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Keshia in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keshia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 54 | #2,389 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,469 |
| 1992 | 169 | #1,070 |
| 1991 | 252 | #809 |
| 1990 | 385 | #592 |
| 1989 | 496 | #478 |
| 1988 | 398 | #549 |
| 1987 | 483 | #457 |
| 1986 | 511 | #426 |
| 1985 | 321 | #596 |
| 1984 | 96 | #1,295 |
| 1983 | 64 | #1,700 |
| 1982 | 97 | #1,302 |
| 1981 | 93 | #1,340 |
| 1980 | 96 | #1,318 |
| 1979 | 123 | #1,104 |
| 1978 | 121 | #1,085 |
| 1977 | 161 | #888 |
| 1976 | 115 | #1,066 |
| 1975 | 143 | #910 |
| 1974 | 160 | #830 |
| 1973 | 149 | #862 |
| 1972 | 118 | #1,000 |
| 1971 | 97 | #1,176 |
| 1970 | 98 | #1,177 |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 52 | #1,594 |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,821 |
| 1966 | 30 | #2,146 |
| 1965 | 19 | #2,832 |
| 1964 | 14 | #3,514 |
Names like Keshia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krisha Kridha Priya Kriva Tanisha Kavya Krishvi Sasha Pranshi Khivi Risha Anya
Names related to Keshia
Keisha Kesia Kiesha Keesha Kesha Kyesha Keysha Keyshia Keasia Kessa
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Keshia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keshia, updated 20 October 2026.