How Many People Are Named Kisha?
An estimated 6,106 people in the United States have the first name Kisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Kisha peaked in popularity in 1977 with 483 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kisha 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 Kisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,106
About 1 in 56,134 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1977
483 births
Total Registered
6,664
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kisha
Kisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,664 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Kisha as a male name
Ranked #6,334 in 1978
5 male births in 1978
Peak: 1977 (7 births)
Kisha as a female name
Ranked #12,787 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (478 births)
Kisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 3,823 babies were registered. Kisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kisha by Decade
How has Kisha 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.
Kisha by State
Birth registrations for Kisha span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in West Virginia, Nevada, Kansas. On average, about 152 Kishas were registered per state.
Kisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kisha
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kisha?
We estimate approximately 6,106 people named Kisha 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 56,134 Americans share this first name.
Is Kisha a common name?
Kisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,664 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kisha most popular?
Kisha reached peak popularity in 1977, when 483 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kisha is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kisha a female name?
Kisha is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kisha Smith, Kisha Johnson, Kisha 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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