Girls' name · since 1964
Kisa
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.
- #10,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 628
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
628 girls have been named Kisa since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kisa has been recorded 628 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2023.
- #10,240 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 628 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kisa ranks #10,240 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 628 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 628
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kisa's 628 recorded births place it above 85.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Kisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kisa's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2023
- Peak year (1978)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Kisa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (218 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Kisa's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
218 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 82
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 218 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kisa 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 Kisa's total volume
Kisa by state
Where Kisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kisa's data
- Kisa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Kisas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1964–2023 (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 Kisa 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.