Recorded 1979–1994 Girls' name Peak 1993 98 births

Earlisha — girls' name

98 babies named Earlisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s451990s47
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Earlisha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

16 babies were named Earlisha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earlisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Earlisha between 1979 and 1994, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Earlisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earlisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Earlisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Earlisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earlisha 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 98 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.

Earlisha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

98

Since 1979

16 years of records

Peak year

1993

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1979

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1994

Earlisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1979

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1993)
16
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 1994199219901988198519831979 6

Earlisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
47 births that decade — 48% of Earlisha's all-time total
1970s61980s451990s47

Earlisha by state

Where Earlisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Earlisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 5.1%
Louisiana share of Earlisha's total US births 5.1%

5 of 98 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earlisha?
98 babies have been named Earlisha since 1979. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1993 with 16 births.
When was Earlisha most popular?
Earlisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Earlisha most popular?
The top states for the name Earlisha are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Earlisha been used?
Earlisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 16 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Earlisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earline, Earnestine, Earlene, Eartha, 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, 1979–1994 (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.