Girls' name · since 2006
Kalayshia
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Kalayshia, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kalayshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalayshia has been recorded 17 times among girls since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2006 to 2010.
- #47,831 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 2006
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalayshia ranks #47,831 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.
- #47,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kalayshia's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kalayshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kalayshia splits its recorded history at 2009: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kalayshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2010
- Peak year (2009)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Kalayshia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Kalayshia's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Kalayshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Kalayshia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kalayshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~4 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, 2006–2010 (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 Kalayshia 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.