Given name
Keesha
“of the spice tree”
Keesha connects to the Kezia name family through Keisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keesha connects to the Kezia name family through Keisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Keesha has a related form in Keisha. An origin associated with Keisha is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Keesha connects to the Kezia name family through Keisha. The history of Kezia gives this family its wider story. Kezia appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Keesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,713
- 0 boys · 2,713 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 164 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,113 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,113 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 164 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,348 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.
Keesha’s family of names
In English usage, Keesha has a related form in Keisha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Keesha
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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