How Many People Are Named Kalisha?
An estimated 1,231 people in the United States have the first name Kalisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Kalisha peaked in popularity in 1978 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalisha 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 Kalisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,231
About 1 in 278,436 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1978
83 births
Total Registered
1,293
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalisha
Kalisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,293 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kalisha as a female name
Ranked #14,241 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1978 (83 births)
Kalisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalisha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 422 babies were registered. Kalisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kalisha by Decade
How has Kalisha 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.
Kalisha by State
Birth registrations for Kalisha span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Louisiana, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Florida, Michigan. On average, about 17 Kalishas were registered per state.
Kalisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kalisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalisha?
We estimate approximately 1,231 people named Kalisha 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 278,436 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalisha a common name?
Kalisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,293 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalisha most popular?
Kalisha reached peak popularity in 1978, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalisha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalisha a female name?
Kalisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalisha Smith, Kalisha Johnson, Kalisha 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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