Girls' name · since 2020

Kaleesia

Kaleesia has 64 recorded births since 2020 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#8922
among girls today
64
born since 2020
2020s
peak decade
50%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Kaleesia is the #8922 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 64 recorded since 2020.

Social Security Administration records show Kaleesia recorded 64 times among girls since 2020, holding rank #8922 nationally today, ahead of 50% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2025.

  • #8922 among girls today
  • 64 born since 2020
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 50% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Kaleesia is currently the #8922 girls' name in America, more common than 50% of girls - 64 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.

#8922
among girls today
64
born since 2020
2020s
peak decade
50%
more common than other girls

Kaleesia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%49.6%
Kaleesia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8922
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 50% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kaleesia was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kaleesia in 2021 - its busiest year on record.

How Kaleesia compares

64 18th percentile among 17,726 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

Kaleesia's all-time total is 83% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kaleesia Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 64 382 567,345
Peak-year births 15 48 19,840

Kaleesia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kaleesia splits its recorded history at 2023: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kaleesia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

64

Since 2020

6 years of records

Peak year

2021

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,922

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2020

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kaleesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
15
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
46810121416 202020212022202320242025 9

Kaleesia by decade

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

2020s was Kaleesia's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kaleesia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 64 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleesia?
64 babies have been named Kaleesia since 2020. It currently ranks #8922 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 15 births.
When was Kaleesia most popular?
Kaleesia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Kaleesia been used?
Records for Kaleesia go back to 2020, giving 6 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kaleesia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kaliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2020–2025 (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. "Kaleesia: #8922 Girls' Name - 64 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kaleesia. 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 Kaleesia 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 June 2026.