Girls' name · since 1954
Lisha
Lisha has 2,388 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,427 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,388
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lisha currently ranks #13427 among girls' names in America, with 2,388 babies recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisha has been recorded 2,388 times among girls since 1954, currently ranked #13427 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #4,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,427 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,388 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lisha ranks #4,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,427 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,388 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,427 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,388
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lisha's 2,388 recorded births place it above 94.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lisha compares
2,388 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lisha's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,388 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 275 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lisha's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 275, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 275
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Lisha by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,157 births, 48% of the file).
1960s was Lisha's strongest decade.
1,157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Lisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,157 births
- 1970s
1970s
530 births
- 1980s 381
1980s
381 births
- 1990s 159
1990s
159 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,157 births (48% of all-time use).
How Lisha 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 Lisha's total volume
Lisha by state
Where Lisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 138 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 109 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 68 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 64 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 50 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 49 | 2.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 45 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 44 | 1.8% |
138 of 2,388 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Lisha appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lisha's data
- Lisha's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,157 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lishas (138 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
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, 1954–2025 (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 Lisha 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.