Given name
Keisha
“of the spice tree”
In English use, Keisha has a related form in Kezia. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Keisha has a related form in Kezia. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Keisha has a related form in Kezia. 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
Keisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,337
- 44 boys · 22,293 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 1,050 babies
- 2025
- 63
- #2,738 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +55%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 63 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,738 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 55.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,050 in 1977. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 22,143 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.
Keisha’s family of names
Keisha has a related form in Keshia. Keisha has a related form in Kesha. Keisha has a related form in Kecia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Keisha
- Keisha Castle-HughesNew Zealand actressborn 1990
- Keyshia ColeAmerican R&B singerborn 1981
- Keisha BuchananBritish singerborn 1984
- Keisha Lance BottomsAmerican politician (born 1970)
- Keisha Fatimah AzzahraAzerbaijani badminton playerborn 2003
- Keisha HamptonAmerican basketball playerborn 1990
- Keisha WhiteEnglish R&B singerborn 1986
- Keisha BellAmerican soccer playerborn 1979
- Keisha AndersonAmerican basketball player (born 1974)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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