Recorded 1967–1990 Girls' name Peak 1980 79 births

Kista — girls' name

79 babies named Kista in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s501980s171990s7
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Kista was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kista in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kista

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Kista between 1967 and 1990, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kista currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kista performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kista shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kista 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 79 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.

Kista at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

79

Since 1967

24 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1967

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1990

Kista popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1967

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 199019841980197919781977197619741973197219711967 5

Kista by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
50 births that decade — 63% of Kista's all-time total
1960s51970s501980s171990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kista?
79 babies have been named Kista since 1967. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Kista most popular?
Kista was most popular in the 1970s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Kista been used?
Kista has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 24 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kista?
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.

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, 1967–1990 (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.