US rank #15612 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,518 births

Kasha — #15612 US girls' name

1,518 babies named Kasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#15612
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kasha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

86 babies were named Kasha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,518 babies named Kasha between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kasha currently holds the #15612 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 471 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kasha in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kasha 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 1,518 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.

Kasha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,518

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

1990

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#15,612

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
86
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Kasha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
471 births that decade — 31% of Kasha's all-time total
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Kasha by state

Where Kasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kasha
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%
California share of Kasha's total US births 3.8%
Even split

58 of 1,518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Kasha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kasha?
1,518 babies have been named Kasha since 1964. It currently ranks #15612 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 86 births.
When was Kasha most popular?
Kasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 471 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kasha most popular?
The top states for the name Kasha are California (58 births), Texas (45 births), Louisiana (32 births).
How long has the name Kasha been used?
Kasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 61 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kassandra, Kasey, Kassidy, Kasandra, 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, 1964–2024 (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.