Kisha

Kisha: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“modern coinage; often short form”
Origin
American (modern coinage)
Say it
KEE-shuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Used in modern American naming, sometimes as a short form of names ending in -kisha or related formations. A single clear etymology is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Kisha?

20242.1 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kisha in 20247

Peak year1975

Total US babies since 18806,664

Kisha is steady now but far below its 1975 peak.

Names like Kisha

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
  • Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
  • Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
  • Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
  • Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
  • Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
  • Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
  • Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)

Kisha questions

What does the name Kisha mean?

Kisha means "modern coinage; often short form". It comes from American (modern coinage). Used in modern American naming, sometimes as a short form of names ending in -kisha or related formations. A single clear etymology is uncertain.

Is Kisha a boy or girl name?

Kisha is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kisha?

7 US babies were named Kisha in 2024. Its peak year was 1975.

How do you pronounce Kisha?

Kisha is usually pronounced KEE-shuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.