Recorded 1975–2006 Girls' name Peak 1982 240 births

Calisha — girls' name

240 babies named Calisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s1191990s752000s14
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Calisha was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

16 babies were named Calisha in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Calisha between 1975 and 2006, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Calisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calisha 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 240 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.

Calisha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

240

Since 1975

32 years of records

Peak year

1982

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1975

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2006

Calisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1975

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1982)
16
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 2006199519911987198319791975 5

Calisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 50% of Calisha's all-time total
1970s321980s1191990s752000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calisha?
240 babies have been named Calisha since 1975. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1982 with 16 births.
When was Calisha most popular?
Calisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Calisha been used?
Calisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 32 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Calisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1975–2006 (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.