Is Kalisha a boy or girl name?

Kalisha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,298 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kalisha

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Kalisha was most popular in 1978, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,265 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,298 people named Kalisha.

Kalisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kalisha’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kalisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kalisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,298 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org