Total births
27
Girls' name · since 2012
Khalisa
27 babies named Khalisa in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16879
- among girls today
- 27
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Khalisa currently ranks #16879 among girls' names in America, with 27 babies recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Khalisa recorded 27 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #16879 nationally today, ahead of 5% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #16879 among girls today
- 27 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Khalisa is currently the #16879 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 27 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16879
- among girls today
- 27
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Khalisa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16879
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Khalisa was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
6 babies were named Khalisa in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Khalisa compares
27 9th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Khalisa's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khalisa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Khalisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khalisa splits its recorded history at 2020: 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 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khalisa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#16,879
Active since
2012
Khalisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Khalisa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Khalisa's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Khalisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Khalisa? ▼
Khalisa has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16879 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Khalisa most popular? ▼
Khalisa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Khalisa been used? ▼
Khalisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 14 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Khalisa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khadijah, Khaleesi, Khadija, Khalia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Khalisa
Nearby Names Like Khalisa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Khalisa
Khadijah Girl
#1298 7,596 births
Khaleesi Girl
#667 5,537 births
Khadija Girl
#1075 5,271 births
Khalia Girl
#1908 3,572 births
Khalani Girl
#903 2,671 births
Compare Khalisa side by side: Khalisa vs Khadijah Khalisa vs Khaleesi Khalisa vs Khadija
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Khalisa
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Khalisa: #16879 Girls' Name - 27 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khalisa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Khalisa 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 June 2026.