Kyisha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kyisha

What is the meaning of the name Kyisha ?

The baby name Kyisha is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEE-sha (IPA: /ˈkiːʃə/).

Kyisha is English in Origin.

Kyisha is a modern English feminine name shaped within African-American creative naming. It is a respelling of Keisha/Keysha, themselves shortened from Lakeisha and influenced by Aisha (Arabic), yielding the meaning "alive, living." Some sources also connect the Keisha family to the biblical Keziah (Hebrew Qetsiah), "cassia" or "cinnamon," so Kyisha is often interpreted with either sense. The inserted y signals a contemporary, stylized look while preserving the familiar -isha ending.

The name arose in the United States in the late 20th century, when Keisha and its longer forms surged in popularity, especially from the 1970s through the 1990s, then declined while rarer spellings like Kyisha persisted at low levels. Usage appears across the African diaspora, including the U.S., U.K., and Caribbean. Variants and related forms include Kyiesha, Kiyesha, Kysha, Kiesha, Keysha, Keisha, Lakeisha, and Nakeisha; nicknames include Kiki and Keish.