Recorded 1974–2009 Girls' name Peak 1984 162 births

Eleisha — girls' name

162 babies named Eleisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s831990s252000s23
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Eleisha was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

11 babies were named Eleisha in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Eleisha between 1974 and 2009, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eleisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eleisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleisha 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 162 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.

Eleisha at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

162

Since 1974

36 years of records

Peak year

1984

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1974

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2009

Eleisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1974

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1984)
11
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 20092002199019871984198119781974 5

Eleisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
83 births that decade — 51% of Eleisha's all-time total
1970s311980s831990s252000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleisha?
162 babies have been named Eleisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1984 with 11 births.
When was Eleisha most popular?
Eleisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Eleisha been used?
Eleisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 36 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Eleisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleanor, Elena, Eleanore, Eleanora, 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, 1974–2009 (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.