Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Keishia is a variant of 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keishia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 258
- 0 boys · 258 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 276 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.
Keishia’s family of names
Keishia 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.
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