Girls' name · since 1962
Kalisa
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 509 babies named Kalisa, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 509
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
509 babies have been named Kalisa since 1962, making it today's #7204 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kalisa recorded 509 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #7204 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #11,715 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,204 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 509 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalisa ranks #11,715 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,204 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 509 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 509
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kalisa's 509 recorded births place it above 83.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kalisa compares
509 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Kalisa's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 509 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalisa's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Kalisa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (130 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Kalisa's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kalisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 130 births (26% of all-time use).
How Kalisa 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 Kalisa's total volume
Kalisa by state
Where Kalisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 509 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kalisa's data
- Kalisa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kalisas (5 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 Kalisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Kalisa 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.