Girls' name · since 1970
Kaisha
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,030 babies named Kaisha, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,600 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,030
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaisha currently ranks #9600 among girls' names in America, with 1,030 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaisha has been recorded 1,030 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #9600 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #7,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,600 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,030 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaisha ranks #7,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,600 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,030 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,600 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,030
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaisha's 1,030 recorded births place it above 89.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kaisha compares
1,030 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Kaisha's all-time total is 174% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,030 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaisha's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kaisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (348 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Kaisha's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kaisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s
1980s
261 births
- 1990s
1990s
348 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 348 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kaisha 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 Kaisha's total volume
Kaisha by state
Where Kaisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Washington | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 9 | 0.9% |
30 of 1,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaisha's data
- Kaisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kaishas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kaisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kaisha 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.