Meaning of the nameKesia
- Female
- Ke-si-a
Kesia is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, written with an initial K, which became common among girls and women born from the 1980s on.
Meaning
The meaning of Kesia is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 23,129
- Rank in Brazil
- #969
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,609
- people
Kesia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kesia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (7,227 people).
23,005 women 124 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Kesia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kesia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.027%
- Rondônia 0.024%
- Espírito Santo 0.024%
- Pará 0.022%
- Tocantins 0.022%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,211 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,843 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 1,851 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 1,810 | 0.022% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,549 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 1,382 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 1,185 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 1,137 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 904 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 878 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 747 | 0.019% |
| Ceará | 681 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 628 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 441 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 435 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 389 | 0.012% |
| Rondônia | 383 | 0.024% |
| Distrito Federal | 377 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 373 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 358 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 333 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 304 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 295 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 195 | 0.027% |
| Sergipe | 159 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 156 | 0.019% |
| Roraima | 125 | 0.020% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kesia
The origin of the spellings Kesia and Kessia is uncertain. Both begin with K, end in -ia and differ only by a single or double S between vowels. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,461 people with the two spellings, and Kesia had the highest number of records among women born in the 2000s. The name is almost always female, and Kesia is proportionally most common in Amapá.
The spelling with a single S, the most frequent of the group.
Other spellings of Kesia
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Kesia | 23,129 |
| Kessia | 10,312 |
Questions about the name Kesia
What does the name Kesia mean?
The meaning of Kesia is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Kesia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,129 people with the first name Kesia, which ranks it number 969 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kesia a boy's or a girl's name?
Kesia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 23,005 women and 124 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kesia most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.027% of the state's population is named Kesia (195 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kesia?
Kessia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Kesia with a source. See the methodology.