Girls' name · since 1966
Kaisa
Kaisa has 697 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,209 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
697 babies have been named Kaisa since 1966, making it today's #7209 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaisa has been recorded 697 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #7209 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #9,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,209 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 697 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaisa ranks #9,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,209 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 697 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,209 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaisa's 697 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Kaisa compares
697 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaisa's all-time total is 85% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 697 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaisa's full recorded timeline at 2000, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Kaisa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (191 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Kaisa's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kaisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 191 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kaisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaisa's total volume
Kaisa by state
Where Kaisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaisa's data
- Kaisa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (191 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Kaisas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaisa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.