Girls' name · since 1970
Kalisha
1,298 babies named Kalisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,298
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kalisha currently ranks #15298 among girls' names in America, with 1,298 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalisha has been recorded 1,298 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #15298 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #6,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,298 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,298 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalisha ranks #6,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,298 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,298 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,298
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kalisha's 1,298 recorded births place it above 91.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kalisha compares
1,298 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Kalisha's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,298 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalisha's full recorded timeline at 1996, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kalisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (422 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Kalisha's strongest decade.
422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kalisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
246 births
- 1980s
1980s
422 births
- 1990s
1990s
363 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 422 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kalisha 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 Kalisha's total volume
Kalisha by state
Where Kalisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 49 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 33 | 2.5% |
| #3 | California | | 28 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
49 of 1,298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Kalisha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalisha's data
- Kalisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (422 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kalishas (49 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 Kalisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kalisha 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.