Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kaysha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaysha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,322
- 0 boys · 1,322 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #4,408 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,408 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 60 in 1991. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,059 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaysha’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kaysha
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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