Girls' name · since 1988
Jalisha
542 babies named Jalisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 542
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jalisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 542 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalisha has been recorded 542 times among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2011.
- #11,277 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 542 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalisha ranks #11,277 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 542 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 542
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jalisha's 542 recorded births place it above 84.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Jalisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jalisha's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jalisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2011
- Peak year (1990)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Jalisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (308 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Jalisha's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Jalisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
308 births
- 2000s 118
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 308 births (57% of all-time use).
How Jalisha 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 Jalisha's total volume
Jalisha by state
Where Jalisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 34 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 25 | 4.6% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
34 of 542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Jalisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (308 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Jalishas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Jalisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1988–2011 (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 Jalisha 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.