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Keshia

Pronounced K EH1 SH IY1 AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1986
  • 48 years in use
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How popular is Keshia?

Keshia is a girls' name, and first appears in 1964. It has been given to 5,386 children — the 2,011th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2011 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1986, when 511 children were given it.

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1986Girls: 511Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K EH1 SH IY1 AH0
Stress pattern:
110
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Keshia

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Keshia

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Keshia?
Keshia ranks 2,011th among girls' names in US records, with 5,386 births since 1964. Over the past decade it accounts for 81.
Is Keshia a unisex name?
No. Keshia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Keshia most popular?
1986, when 511 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2011.