Girls' name · since 1971
Katisha
774 babies named Katisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 774
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 774 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katisha has been recorded 774 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2001.
- #8,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 774 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katisha ranks #8,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 774 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 774
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katisha's 774 recorded births place it above 87.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Katisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Katisha's full recorded timeline at 1986, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Katisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2001
- Peak year (1980)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Katisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (313 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Katisha's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Katisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
293 births
- 1980s
1980s
313 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 313 births (40% of all-time use).
How Katisha 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 Katisha's total volume
Katisha by state
Where Katisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 25 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24 | 3.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 22 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
25 of 774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Katisha's data
- Katisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (313 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Katishas (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1971–2001 (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 Katisha 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.