Recorded 1977–1996 Girls' name Peak 1980 181 births

Kimisha — girls' name

181 babies named Kimisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s1091990s45

The verdict

181 girls have been named Kimisha since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

181
total births
1977–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kimisha was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kimisha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kimisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Kimisha between 1977 and 1996, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kimisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kimisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kimisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kimisha 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 181 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.

Kimisha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

181

Since 1977

20 years of records

Peak year

1980

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1977

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kimisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1977

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1980)
19
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 1996199219891986198319801977 11

Kimisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
109 births that decade — 60% of Kimisha's all-time total
1970s271980s1091990s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kimisha?
181 babies have been named Kimisha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1980 with 19 births.
When was Kimisha most popular?
Kimisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Kimisha been used?
Kimisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 20 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kimisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kimberly, Kim, Kimberley, Kimberlee, 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, 1977–1996 (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.