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Kalisa

Girl

Meaning of Kalisa: Swahili: 'devoted'

Kalisa is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6883rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6883

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

509

First recorded 1962 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 11 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 11 babies2017: 6 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 12 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 13 babies2023: 10 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Kalisa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 20.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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