Girls' name · since 1978
Kalishia
Kalishia has 15 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #49,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Kalishia since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kalishia recorded 15 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1990.
- #49,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1978
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalishia ranks #49,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.
- #49,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kalishia's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kalishia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalishia's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded.
Kalishia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1990
- Peak year (1978)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Kalishia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Kalishia's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kalishia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kalishia's data
- Kalishia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- 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 Kalishia: 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 (~12 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, 1978–1990 (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 Kalishia 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.