Kalisa
Kalisa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Claude Kalisa, Rwandan footballer Karin Kalisa, German writer
Meaning & Origin of Kalisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kalisa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Claude Kalisa, Rwandan footballer Karin Kalisa, German writer
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The Story of Kalisa
Kalisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 20 Kalisas were born — ranking #6,552 that year. As of 2026, Kalisa ranks #8,131 for baby girls with 12 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 518 Kalisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kalisa
Kalisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 518 births in the dataset. Kalisa's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #5,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalisa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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