Girls' name · since 1975

Colisha

63 babies named Colisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,261 of 72,339
all-time among girls
63
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade

63 girls have been named Colisha since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Colisha recorded 63 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1990.

  • #32,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 63 born since 1975
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colisha ranks #32,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.

#32,261 of 72,339
all-time among girls
63
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Colisha's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Colisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Colisha's full recorded timeline at 1981, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Colisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19751977197819791980198119821985198619891990 5

Colisha by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (36 births, 57% of the file).

1980s was Colisha's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Colisha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 36 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colisha?
Since 1975, Social Security records show 63 babies named Colisha. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,261 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1990. Its busiest year on record was 1979, with 7 births.
Where does Colisha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colisha ranks #32,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Colisha most popular?
Colisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Colisha been used?
Records for Colisha go back to 1975, giving 16 years of history through 1990.
What names are similar to Colisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Colleen, Colette, Coleen, Collins, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Colisha's data

  • Colisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Colisha

Nearby Names Like Colisha

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Colisha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Colisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Colisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.