Recorded 1970–2016 Girls' name Peak 1991 303 births

Ellisha — girls' name

303 babies named Ellisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s611980s961990s982000s432010s5
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Ellisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ellisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 303 babies named Ellisha between 1970 and 2016, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ellisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellisha 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 303 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.

Ellisha at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

303

Since 1970

47 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1970

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2016

Ellisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1970

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 20162002199719921987198219771970 6

Ellisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
98 births that decade — 32% of Ellisha's all-time total
1970s611980s961990s982000s432010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellisha?
303 babies have been named Ellisha since 1970. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Ellisha most popular?
Ellisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Ellisha been used?
Ellisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 47 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ellisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Elliana, 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, 1970–2016 (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.