Girls' name · since 1968
Kishia
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 273 babies named Kishia, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kishia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 273 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Kishia recorded 273 times among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 1992.
- #16,732 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kishia ranks #16,732 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kishia's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kishia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kishia splits its recorded history at 1980: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kishia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1992
- Peak year (1974)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kishia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (151 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Kishia's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kishia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
151 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 151 births (55% of all-time use).
Kishia by state
Where Kishia concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 4.0% |
11 of 273 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kishia's data
- Kishia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kishias (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kishia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1968–1992 (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 Kishia 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.