Recorded 1978–2003 Girls' name Peak 2003 23 births

Caisha — girls' name

23 babies named Caisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s112000s7
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Caisha was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Caisha in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Caisha between 1978 and 2003, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caisha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

23

Since 1978

26 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1978

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2003

Caisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1978

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2003199719961978 5

Caisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 48% of Caisha's all-time total
1970s51990s112000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caisha?
23 babies have been named Caisha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Caisha most popular?
Caisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Caisha been used?
Caisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 26 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Caisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caitlin, Caitlyn, Cailyn, Caitlynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.