Kalisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-LEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Kalisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
Where does Kalisha come from?
Modern: Kal- plus the -isha ending, as in Latisha
Is Kalisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalisha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kalisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kalisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Kalisha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Kalisha, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1978, with 83 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Kalisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3,974 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1994 | 45 | #2,696 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 51 | #2,483 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 58 | #2,196 |
| 1989 | 41 | #2,708 |
| 1988 | 40 | #2,641 |
| 1987 | 32 | #2,970 |
| 1986 | 46 | #2,227 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 45 | #2,191 |
| 1983 | 38 | #2,432 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,991 |
| 1981 | 44 | #2,265 |
| 1980 | 50 | #2,069 |
| 1979 | 45 | #2,187 |
| 1978 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1977 | 39 | #2,307 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,695 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Kalisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha Khadija Alisha Tanisha Halima Krisha Radhika Anisha Isha Summer Sasha Amira
Names related to Kalisha
Khalisah Kalisa Kelisha Kalise Kalissa Kalaysia Kalyssa Kalis Khalis
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kalisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalisha, updated 20 October 2026.