Recorded 1980–1994 Girls' name Peak 1994 61 births

Charlisha — girls' name

61 babies named Charlisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

61 girls have been named Charlisha since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

61
total births
1980–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Charlisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

11 babies were named Charlisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charlisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Charlisha between 1980 and 1994, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Charlisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlisha 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 61 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.

Charlisha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

61

Since 1980

15 years of records

Peak year

1994

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1980

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1994

Charlisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1980

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 199419921990198919881987198319811980 5

Charlisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 62% of Charlisha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlisha?
61 babies have been named Charlisha since 1980. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 11 births.
When was Charlisha most popular?
Charlisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Charlisha been used?
Charlisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 15 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Charlisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, 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, 1980–1994 (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.