Kisha

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #12,161 · Last seen for boys in 1978 at #5,772
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1975 · 478 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,652
since 1963

Kisha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kisha has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #421, 1975girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1963

The first year at least five girls were named Kisha! It came in at #5,296, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2010–2011, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Kisha is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedMNIllinois: #527 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,099 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedWIMichigan: #429 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,482 girlsMINew York: #244 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,305 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedIAIndiana: #414 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,125 girlsINOhio: #357 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,568 girlsOHPennsylvania: #319 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,168 girlsPANew Jersey: #372 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,249 girlsNJConnecticut: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsCTCalifornia: #737 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 5,769 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedNEMissouri: #485 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,161 girlsMOKentucky: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,900 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedWVVirginia: #281 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsVAMaryland: #187 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 930 girlsMDDelaware: #142 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 543 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedKSArkansas: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,528 girlsARTennessee: #371 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,643 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #221 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,115 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #218 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #73 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 267 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #249 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsLAMississippi: #217 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 972 girlsMSAlabama: #364 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,185 girlsALGeorgia: #296 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,720 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedHITexas: #660 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,038 girlsTXFlorida: #505 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,445 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#73 · 1 in 267
  2. Delaware#142 · 1 in 543
  3. Maryland#187 · 1 in 930
  4. Mississippi#217 · 1 in 972
  5. South Carolina#218 · 1 in 1,036

Best ever in a state: #67 in District of Columbia, 1976.

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StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#73221 in 267
Delaware#14251 in 543
Maryland#187191 in 930
Mississippi#217161 in 972
South Carolina#218161 in 1,036
North Carolina#221291 in 1,115
New York#244781 in 1,305
Louisiana#249221 in 1,162
Virginia#281161 in 1,691
Georgia#296181 in 1,720
Pennsylvania#319301 in 2,168
Ohio#357271 in 2,568
Alabama#364101 in 2,185
Tennessee#371101 in 2,643
New Jersey#372161 in 2,249
Arkansas#40151 in 2,528
Connecticut#40251 in 2,764
Indiana#414111 in 3,125
Michigan#429161 in 3,482
Kentucky#45661 in 3,900
Missouri#48571 in 4,161
Florida#505121 in 3,445
Illinois#527171 in 4,099
Texas#660191 in 5,038
California#737241 in 5,769
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See more about Kisha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 314 spots in 1969 (#1,157 → #843)
  • Biggest drop: 255 spots in 1984 (#766 → #1,021)
Rise & fade · girls
12 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1963
  • Peaked 1975 at #421 (478 births)
  • Births halved by 1982, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 15 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 1969–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,050
  • Highest: 1 in 3,050 girls born in 1975 were named Kisha (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 231,456 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 57.3% of all girls named Kisha (3,811) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s400#843 (1969)#2,214
1970s3,811#421 (1975)#502
1980s1,800#517 (1980)#1,032
1990s438#1,769 (1990)#3,268
2000s137#6,129 (2002)#8,587
2010s41#10,429 (2012)#13,647
2020s25#12,161 (2024)#13,170

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kisha in 1975

girls
#421
478 births · 1 in 3,050 girls

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #421Kisha478
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 3,050 of them was named Kisha, which outranked 96.0% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kisha
  1. #418Lakesha482
  2. #418Shari482
  3. #420Lashonda481
  4. #421Kisha478
  5. #422Emma477
  6. #422Kate477
  7. #424Darcy473
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1975 →