US rank #8070 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,088 births

Kalissa — #8070 US girls' name

1,088 babies named Kalissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s571990s1532000s5182010s2902020s64
#8070
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2007
Single peak year

79 babies were named Kalissa in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,088 babies named Kalissa between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalissa currently holds the #8070 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalissa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 518 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalissa in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalissa 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 1,088 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.

Kalissa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,088

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2007

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,070

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
79
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Kalissa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
518 births that decade — 48% of Kalissa's all-time total
1970s61980s571990s1532000s5182010s2902020s64

Kalissa by state

Where Kalissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kalissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
106 9.7%
#2 Texas
72 6.6%
#3 Florida
5 0.5%
#4 Georgia
5 0.5%
#5 Indiana
5 0.5%
#6 New York
5 0.5%
#7 Ohio
5 0.5%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
California share of Kalissa's total US births 9.7%
Even split

106 of 1,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalissa?
1,088 babies have been named Kalissa since 1976. It currently ranks #8070 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 79 births.
When was Kalissa most popular?
Kalissa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 518 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kalissa most popular?
The top states for the name Kalissa are California (106 births), Texas (72 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kalissa been used?
Kalissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalissa?
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.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.