Girls' name · since 1977

Khalisha

Khalisha has 54 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

54
total births
1977–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade

Khalisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 54 have been recorded since 1977.

Khalisha has 54 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2001.

  • 54 total births
  • 1977–2001 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 52% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Khalisha's 54 recorded births place it above 53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Khalisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Khalisha's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Khalisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1999)
9
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
5678910 19771978198519931994199819992001 6

Khalisha by decade

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

1990s was Khalisha's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Khalisha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khalisha?
Khalisha has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 9 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
When was Khalisha most popular?
Khalisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Khalisha been used?
Records for Khalisha go back to 1977, giving 25 years of history through 2001.
What names are similar to Khalisha?
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.

What to do with Khalisha's data

  • Khalisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (28 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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1977–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Khalisha: Baby Name Since 1977 - 54 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khalisha. 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 Khalisha 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 July 2026.