Given name
Kaleesha
“a beautiful and caring woman”
Kaleesha is a variant of Kalisha. One American interpretation is “a beautiful and caring woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaleesha is a variant of Kalisha. One American interpretation is “a beautiful and caring woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaleesha is a variant of Kalisha. An origin associated with Kalisha is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaleesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 0 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1992.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaleesha’s family of names
Kaleesha has a related form in Kalisha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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