Girls' name · since 1964
Kasha
Kasha has 1,518 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,518
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,518 girls have been named Kasha since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kasha has 1,518 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2024.
- #5,657 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,518 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasha ranks #5,657 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,518 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,518
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kasha's 1,518 recorded births place it above 92.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kasha's full recorded timeline at 1991, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 86 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Kasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (471 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Kasha's strongest decade.
471 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
324 births
- 1980s
1980s
471 births
- 1990s
1990s
443 births
- 2000s 156
2000s
156 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 471 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kasha 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 Kasha's total volume
Kasha by state
Where Kasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 32 | 2.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 29 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
58 of 1,518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Kasha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kasha's data
- Kasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (471 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kashas (58 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1964–2024 (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 Kasha 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.