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Kalisha

Girl

Meaning of Kalisha: American: 'modern invented name'

Kalisha is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 14773rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#14773

5 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,298

First recorded 1970 · peak 1978

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 52 babies1983: 38 babies1984: 45 babies1985: 34 babies1986: 46 babies1987: 32 babies1988: 40 babies1989: 41 babies1990: 58 babies19901991: 32 babies1992: 51 babies1993: 45 babies1994: 45 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 27 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 23 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 5 babies2014: 7 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 5 babies2019: 5 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 7 babies2023: 6 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 5 babies
US babies named Kalisha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 58.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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