Given name & surname
Kesia
“of the spice tree”
Kesia is a variant of Kezia. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kesia is a variant of Kezia. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kesia is a variant of Kezia. An origin associated with Kezia is English.
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. Kesia is a variant of 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
Kesia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 692
- 0 boys · 692 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,078 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 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,078 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 874 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.
Kesia’s family of names
In English usage, Kesia has a related form in Keisha. Kesia has a related form in Kezia. In Greek usage, Kesia as a surname is a transliteration of Κέσια.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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