US rank #8510 Girls' name Peak 2003 682 births

Kaisa — #8510 US girls' name

682 babies named Kaisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s401980s941990s1182000s1912010s1502020s84
#8510
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Kaisa was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

25 babies were named Kaisa in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 682 babies named Kaisa between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaisa currently holds the #8510 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaisa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kaisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oregon and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaisa in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaisa 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 682 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.

Kaisa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

682

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2003

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,510

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
25
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
051015202530 202420172010200319961989198219711966 5

Kaisa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
191 births that decade — 28% of Kaisa's all-time total
1960s51970s401980s941990s1182000s1912010s1502020s84

Kaisa by state

Where Kaisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kaisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
11 1.6%
#2 Oregon
5 0.7%
#3 Washington
5 0.7%
Minnesota share of Kaisa's total US births 1.6%
Even split

11 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaisa?
682 babies have been named Kaisa since 1966. It currently ranks #8510 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 25 births.
When was Kaisa most popular?
Kaisa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Kaisa most popular?
The top states for the name Kaisa are Minnesota (11 births), Oregon (5 births), Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Kaisa been used?
Kaisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, 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, 1966–2024 (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.