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Keisha

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Gender Feminine
Usage African American
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkiː.ʃə/(English)
  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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Possibly invented, or possibly based on Keziah. It began to be used in the 1960s.

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VariantsKesha, Keshia, Keysha, Kisha
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Popularity

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Last ranked #841 in 2011 England and Wales
Last ranked #96 in 2000 Puerto Rico
Last ranked #802 in 1997 United States

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modern   youthful   informal   common   urban  

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1970s, 1980s, African princesses, American princesses, Bear in the Big Blue House characters, currently out of the US top 1000, invented, isograms, lawyers, politics, pop music, pop singers, princesses, R'n'B singers, Squishmallows, The Magic School Bus characters, Two and a Half Men characters, uncertain etymology
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Entry updated January 21, 2022

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