Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1977
Kakisha
17 babies named Kakisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1977–1980
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Kakisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1977.
Kakisha has 17 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1980.
- 17 total births
- 1977–1980 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Kakisha since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1980.
- 17
- total births
- 1977–1980
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Kakisha was born in this single decade.
1977
Single peak year
7 babies were named Kakisha in 1977 - its busiest year on record.
Kakisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kakisha splits its recorded history at 1979: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kakisha at a glance
Last recorded 1980Peak year
1977
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Kakisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1980
- Peak year (1977)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Kakisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kakisha's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Kakisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kakisha? ▼
17 babies have been named Kakisha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Kakisha most popular? ▼
Kakisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Kakisha been used? ▼
Kakisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 4 years of data through 1980.
What to do with Kakisha's data
- Kakisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1977–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kakisha: Baby Name Since 1977 - 17 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kakisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kakisha 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 July 2026.