Kalisha
Kalisha was the 16049th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1402nd with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,346 places. More babies were named Kalisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,049 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197883 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,298babies recorded
Kalisha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,049 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #12,849 | 8 |
| 2000 | #6,079 | 18 |
| 1990 | #2,215 | 58 |
| 1980 | #2,079 | 50 |
| 1970 | #8,585 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kalisha, counting every spelling?
Kalisha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kalisha?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalisha (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kalisha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalisha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalisha?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Kalisha are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 28 and 45. That makes Kalisha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kalisha by state
How common Kalisha was among girls born in each state in 1976–1980, around its peak. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kalisha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalisha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalisha
How popular is the name Kalisha?
Kalisha was the 16049th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1402nd with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,346 places. More babies were named Kalisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Kalisha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kalisha in the US.
Where was Kalisha most popular?
In 1976–1980, Kalisha was most common in Louisiana (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.