Recorded 1989–2001 Girls' name Peak 1992 27 births

Kashala — girls' name

27 babies named Kashala in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

27 girls have been named Kashala since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

27
total births
1989–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Kashala was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kashala in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kashala

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Kashala between 1989 and 2001, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kashala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kashala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kashala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kashala 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 27 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.

Kashala at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

27

Since 1989

13 years of records

Peak year

1992

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1989

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2001

Kashala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1989

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Kashala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 63% of Kashala's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kashala?
27 babies have been named Kashala since 1989. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1992 with 6 births.
When was Kashala most popular?
Kashala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kashala been used?
Kashala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 13 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Kashala?
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.

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, 1989–2001 (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.