Recorded 1964–2023 Girls' name Peak 1978 628 births

Kisa — girls' name

628 babies named Kisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s501970s2181980s1401990s422000s722010s822020s24
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kisa was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

30 babies were named Kisa in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 628 babies named Kisa between 1964 and 2023, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kisa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kisa 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 628 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.

Kisa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

628

Since 1964

60 years of records

Peak year

1978

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1964

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1964

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1978)
30
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
010203040 202320152008199919881981197419671964 7

Kisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
218 births that decade — 35% of Kisa's all-time total
1960s501970s2181980s1401990s422000s722010s822020s24

Kisa by state

Where Kisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 0.8%
#2 North Carolina
5 0.8%
Mississippi share of Kisa's total US births 0.8%
Even split

5 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kisa?
628 babies have been named Kisa since 1964. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1978 with 30 births.
When was Kisa most popular?
Kisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Kisa most popular?
The top states for the name Kisa are Mississippi (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Kisa been used?
Kisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 60 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kisha, Kishia, Kismet, Kissy, 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, 1964–2023 (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.