How Many People Are Named Calisha?
An estimated 228 people in the United States have the first name Calisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Calisha peaked in popularity in 1982 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Calisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
228
About 1 in 1,503,309 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1982
16 births
Total Registered
240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calisha
Calisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 240 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Calisha as a female name
Ranked #17,605 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1982 (16 births)
Calisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 119 babies were registered. Calisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Calisha by Decade
How has Calisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Calisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Calisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calisha?
We estimate approximately 228 people named Calisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,503,309 Americans share this first name.
Is Calisha a common name?
Calisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calisha most popular?
Calisha reached peak popularity in 1982, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calisha is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calisha a female name?
Calisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calisha Smith, Calisha Johnson, Calisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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