Recorded 1972–1994 Girls' name Peak 1977 124 births

Atisha — girls' name

124 babies named Atisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s591990s19
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Atisha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

12 babies were named Atisha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Atisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Atisha between 1972 and 1994, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Atisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Atisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 124 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Atisha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

124

Since 1972

23 years of records

Peak year

1977

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1972

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1994

Atisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1972

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1977)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 1994198919861982197919761972 6

Atisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
59 births that decade — 48% of Atisha's all-time total
1970s461980s591990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Atisha?
124 babies have been named Atisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1977 with 12 births.
When was Atisha most popular?
Atisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Atisha been used?
Atisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 23 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Atisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atiya, Atiana, Atia, Atira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.