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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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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2018#15,6825—
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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 1982

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedWIMichigan: #678 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,201 girlsMINew York: #701 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,044 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: #651 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,036 girlsINOhio: #537 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,498 girlsOHPennsylvania: #835 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,986 girlsPANew Jersey: #539 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,252 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #960 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 9,287 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedUTColorado: #571 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,410 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedWVVirginia: #369 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,800 girlsVAMaryland: #545 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,457 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedDEArizona: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedARTennessee: #525 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,676 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #456 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,800 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #378 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsLAMississippi: #383 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,283 girlsMSAlabama: #500 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,644 girlsALGeorgia: #516 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,875 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kisha, so not publishedHITexas: #891 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 8,662 girlsTXFlorida: #865 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,101 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#369 · 1 in 2,800
  2. Louisiana#378 · 1 in 2,263
  3. Mississippi#383 · 1 in 2,283
  4. North Carolina#456 · 1 in 3,800
  5. Alabama#500 · 1 in 3,644

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#369111 in 2,800
Louisiana#378141 in 2,263
Mississippi#38371 in 2,283
North Carolina#45691 in 3,800
Alabama#50061 in 3,644
Georgia#51691 in 3,875
Tennessee#52561 in 4,676
Ohio#537131 in 5,498
New Jersey#53991 in 4,252
Maryland#54551 in 4,457
Colorado#57151 in 4,410
Indiana#65151 in 7,036
Michigan#67881 in 7,201
New York#701171 in 6,044
Pennsylvania#83571 in 9,986
Florida#86571 in 8,101
Texas#891151 in 8,662
California#960201 in 9,287
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

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 1982

girls
#761
217 births · 1 in 7,803 girls

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #761Kisha217
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 7,803 of them was named Kisha, which outranked 93.8% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kisha
  1. #756Ronda219
  2. #759Kami218
  3. #759Tanesha218
  4. #761Kisha217
  5. #761Edna217
  6. #761Jamila217
  7. #761Kala217
  8. #765Janae216
  9. #765Shayna216
  10. #767Alexa215

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →