Recorded 1981–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 82 births

Darlisha — girls' name

82 babies named Darlisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s441990s38
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Darlisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Darlisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darlisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Darlisha between 1981 and 1999, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darlisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darlisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Darlisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darlisha 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 82 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.

Darlisha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

82

Since 1981

19 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1981

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1999

Darlisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1981

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
46810121416 1999199519931991199019891988198719841981 7

Darlisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
44 births that decade — 54% of Darlisha's all-time total
1980s441990s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darlisha?
82 babies have been named Darlisha since 1981. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Darlisha most popular?
Darlisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Darlisha been used?
Darlisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 19 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Darlisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darlene, Darla, Darcy, Dara, 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, 1981–1999 (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.