Recorded 1979–2000 Girls' name Peak 1992 119 births

Glenisha — girls' name

119 babies named Glenisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s371990s712000s6
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Glenisha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

12 babies were named Glenisha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Glenisha between 1979 and 2000, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glenisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Glenisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glenisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenisha 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 119 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.

Glenisha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

119

Since 1979

22 years of records

Peak year

1992

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1979

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2000

Glenisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1979

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 200019981995199319911989198519801979 5

Glenisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 60% of Glenisha's all-time total
1970s51980s371990s712000s6

Glenisha by state

Where Glenisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glenisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.2%
California share of Glenisha's total US births 4.2%

5 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenisha?
119 babies have been named Glenisha since 1979. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1992 with 12 births.
When was Glenisha most popular?
Glenisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Glenisha most popular?
The top states for the name Glenisha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Glenisha been used?
Glenisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 22 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Glenisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenda, Glenna, Glendora, Glenn, 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, 1979–2000 (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.