Girls' name · since 1963
Kisha
Kisha has 6,652 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,652
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6,652 have been recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Kisha recorded 6,652 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2024.
- #2,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,652 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kisha ranks #2,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,652 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,652
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kisha's 6,652 recorded births place it above 97.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Kisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kisha's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 8% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 92%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 478, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kisha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2024
- Peak year (1975)
- 478
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Kisha popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1977 (Kisha as boys' name)
Kisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,811 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Kisha's strongest decade.
3,811 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Kisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 400
1960s
400 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,811 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,800 births
- 1990s 438
1990s
438 births
- 2000s 137
2000s
137 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,811 births (57% of all-time use).
How Kisha 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 Kisha's total volume
Kisha by state
Where Kisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,005 | 15.1% |
| #2 | California | | 449 | 6.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 340 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 328 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 300 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 287 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 248 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 239 | 3.6% |
1,005 of 6,652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Kisha appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kisha's data
- Kisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,811 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kishas (1,005 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1963–2024 (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 Kisha 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.