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Kesha

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Kesha has been given to about 5,253 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1974, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,053
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kesha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1974 · 320
  • Born in 20257
  • All time5,253

How popular is Kesha?

Its best year was 1974, when 320 babies were given the name, ranking 524th. The typical living American called Kesha is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Kesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Keisha0.82
  2. Iesha0.80
  3. Kisha0.78
  4. Keshia0.77
  5. Tyesha0.75
  6. Lakesha0.74
  7. Kenisha0.74
  8. Letha0.70

Middle names for Kesha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kesha Josephine0.84
  2. Kesha Rose0.83
  3. Kesha Louise0.83
  4. Kesha June0.82
  5. Kesha Pearl0.82
  6. Kesha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Kesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.79
  2. Damonbrother · 0.76
  3. Meredithsister · 0.75
  4. Aprilsister · 0.75
  5. Jaimeeither · 0.75
  6. Shawnbrother · 0.72

Where Kesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kesha White0.78
    2. Kesha Reyes0.78
    3. Kesha Nguyen0.78
    4. Kesha Moore0.78
    5. Kesha Lee0.78
    6. Kesha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kesha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.