Girls' name · since 1979
Glenisha
Glenisha has 119 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Glenisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 119 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenisha has been recorded 119 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2000.
- #25,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenisha ranks #25,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Glenisha's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Glenisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Glenisha's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Glenisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2000
- Peak year (1992)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Glenisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (71 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Glenisha's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Glenisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (60% of all-time use).
Glenisha by state
Where Glenisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 119 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glenisha's data
- Glenisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Glenishas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Glenisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1979–2000 (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 Glenisha 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.