Girls' name · since 1966
Falisha
910 babies named Falisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 910
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Falisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 910 recorded since 1966.
Falisha has 910 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2020.
- #8,019 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 910 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Falisha ranks #8,019 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 910 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 910
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Falisha's 910 recorded births place it above 88.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Falisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Falisha's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Falisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2020
- Peak year (1985)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Falisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (338 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Falisha's strongest decade.
338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Falisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
185 births
- 1980s
1980s
338 births
- 1990s
1990s
253 births
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 338 births (37% of all-time use).
How Falisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Falisha's total volume
Falisha by state
Where Falisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
42 of 910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Falisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (338 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Falishas (42 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 Falisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1966–2020 (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 Falisha 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.