Girls' name · since 1974
Ilisha
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 104 babies named Ilisha, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
104 girls have been named Ilisha since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilisha has been recorded 104 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2017.
- #26,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilisha ranks #26,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ilisha's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ilisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ilisha's full recorded timeline at 1987, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ilisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2017
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ilisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (37 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Ilisha's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ilisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 37 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ilisha's data
- Ilisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Ilisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1974–2017 (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 Ilisha 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.