Recorded 1975–1990 Girls' name Peak 1979 63 births

Colisha — girls' name

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.

1970s221980s361990s5
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Colisha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Colisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Colisha between 1975 and 1990, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Colisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Colisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colisha 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 63 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.

Colisha at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

63

Since 1975

16 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1975

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1990

Colisha popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Colisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 57% of Colisha's all-time total
1970s221980s361990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colisha?
63 babies have been named Colisha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
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?
Colisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 16 years of data 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.

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, 1975–1990 (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.