Girls' name · since 1953
Felisha
5,903 babies named Felisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,903
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Felisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,903 have been recorded since 1953.
Felisha has 5,903 recorded births among girls since 1953, 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 1953 to 2024.
- #2,303 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,903 born since 1953
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felisha ranks #2,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,903 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,903
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Felisha's 5,903 recorded births place it above 96.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Felisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Felisha's full recorded timeline at 1987, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 291 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Felisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 291
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Felisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,025 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Felisha's strongest decade.
2,025 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Felisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 47
1950s
47 births
- 1960s 396
1960s
396 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,335 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,025 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,655 births
- 2000s 343
2000s
343 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,025 births (34% of all-time use).
How Felisha 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 Felisha's total volume
Felisha by state
Where Felisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 605 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 480 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 279 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 232 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 202 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 189 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 178 | 3.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 163 | 2.8% |
605 of 5,903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Felisha appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Felisha's data
- Felisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,025 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Felishas (605 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Felisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1953–2024 (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 Felisha 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.