Recorded 1990–2000 Girls' name Peak 2000 26 births

Carleisha — girls' name

26 babies named Carleisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s8
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Carleisha was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Carleisha in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carleisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Carleisha between 1990 and 2000, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carleisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carleisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carleisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carleisha 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 26 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.

Carleisha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

26

Since 1990

11 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1990

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2000

Carleisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1990

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 2000199519931990 5

Carleisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 69% of Carleisha's all-time total
1990s182000s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carleisha?
26 babies have been named Carleisha since 1990. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Carleisha most popular?
Carleisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Carleisha been used?
Carleisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 11 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Carleisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, 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, 1990–2000 (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.