Girls' name · since 1999

Kissiah

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Kissiah, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

13
total births
1999–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade

13 girls have been named Kissiah since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kissiah has 13 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2009.

  • 13 total births
  • 1999–2009 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 62% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kissiah's 13 recorded births place it above 29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kissiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kissiah splits its recorded history at 2009: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kissiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
8
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
456789 19992009 5

Kissiah by decade

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

1990s was Kissiah's strongest decade.

8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Kissiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kissiah?
Since 1999, Social Security records show 13 babies named Kissiah. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 8 births.
When was Kissiah most popular?
Kissiah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Kissiah been used?
Kissiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 11 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kissiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kisha, Kisa, Kishia, Kismet, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kissiah's data

  • Kissiah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1999–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kissiah: Baby Name Since 1999 - 13 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kissiah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kissiah 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 July 2026.