Girls' name · since 1974
Dalisha
344 babies named Dalisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,289 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dalisha is the #10289 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 344 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Dalisha recorded 344 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #10289 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #14,771 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,289 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 344 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalisha ranks #14,771 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,289 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 344 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,289 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dalisha's 344 recorded births place it above 79.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dalisha compares
344 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dalisha's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dalisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 344 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dalisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dalisha's full recorded timeline at 1994, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dalisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Dalisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (160 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Dalisha's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dalisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
160 births
- 2000s 57
2000s
57 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 160 births (47% of all-time use).
Dalisha by state
Where Dalisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
6 of 344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dalisha's data
- Dalisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dalishas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dalisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
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, 1974–2025 (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 Dalisha 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.