How Many People Are Named Katisha?
An estimated 722 people in the United States have the first name Katisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Katisha peaked in popularity in 1980 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Katisha 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 Katisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
722
About 1 in 474,729 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1980
55 births
Total Registered
774
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Katisha
Katisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 774 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Katisha as a female name
Ranked #14,411 in 2001
6 female births in 2001
Peak: 1980 (55 births)
Katisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Katisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 313 babies were registered. Katisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Katisha by Decade
How has Katisha 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.
Katisha by State
Birth registrations for Katisha span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in California, New Jersey, Florida. On average, about 17 Katishas were registered per state.
Katisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Katisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Katisha
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Katisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katisha?
We estimate approximately 722 people named Katisha 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 474,729 Americans share this first name.
Is Katisha a common name?
Katisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 774 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Katisha most popular?
Katisha reached peak popularity in 1980, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Katisha is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Katisha a female name?
Katisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Katisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Katisha Smith, Katisha Johnson, Katisha 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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