Girls' name · since 1971
Karisha
360 babies named Karisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 360
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
360 girls have been named Karisha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Karisha recorded 360 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2017.
- #14,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 360 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karisha ranks #14,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 360 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 360
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karisha's 360 recorded births place it above 80.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karisha splits its recorded history at 1986: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2017
- Peak year (1989)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Karisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (147 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Karisha's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Karisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 147 births (41% of all-time use).
Karisha by state
Where Karisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Karisha's data
- Karisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karishas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1971–2017 (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 Karisha 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.