Keyshia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Keyshia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keyshia mean?
Modern: variant spelling of Keisha, an American coinage
Spelling variant of Keisha, an American name sometimes linked to the Biblical name Keziah.
Is Keyshia a girl's or a boy's name?
Keyshia is a girls' name.
How popular is Keyshia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 girls.
Keyshia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
How popular is Keyshia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Keyshia in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keyshia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
Names like Keyshia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Kiara, Summer, Safa, Khadija, Maya, Kayla, Zainab, Kiana, Hiba, Ayla, Hafsa
Names related to Keyshia
Keisha, Kesia, Kaysha, Kiesha, Keesha, Kesha, Kyesha, Keysha, Keysi, Keasia, Kyasia
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, “Keyshia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keyshia, updated 20 October 2026.