Recorded 1980–2008 Girls' name Peak 1994 149 births

Kaleisha — girls' name

149 babies named Kaleisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s591990s712000s19
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kaleisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kaleisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaleisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Kaleisha between 1980 and 2008, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaleisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaleisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaleisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaleisha 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 149 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.

Kaleisha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

149

Since 1980

29 years of records

Peak year

1994

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1980

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2008

Kaleisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1980

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1994)
15
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 2008199819941991198819841980 7

Kaleisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 48% of Kaleisha's all-time total
1980s591990s712000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleisha?
149 babies have been named Kaleisha since 1980. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1994 with 15 births.
When was Kaleisha most popular?
Kaleisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Kaleisha been used?
Kaleisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 29 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Kaleisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kallie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1980–2008 (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.