Girls' name · since 1960
Lishia
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Lishia, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
28 girls have been named Lishia since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lishia has 28 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1980.
- #41,845 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lishia ranks #41,845 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #41,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lishia's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lishia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lishia's full recorded timeline at 1966, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lishia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1980
- Peak year (1960)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Lishia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 61% of the file).
1960s was Lishia's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Lishia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Lishia's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1980s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Lishia: 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 (~20 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, 1960–1980 (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 Lishia 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.