Recorded 1960–1980 Girls' name Peak 1960 28 births

Lishia — girls' name

28 babies named Lishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s51980s6
1960s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Lishia was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lishia in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lishia

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Lishia between 1960 and 1980, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lishia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lishia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lishia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lishia 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 28 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.

Lishia at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

28

Since 1960

21 years of records

Peak year

1960

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1960

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1980

Lishia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1960

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1960)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Lishia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 61% of Lishia's all-time total
1960s171970s51980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lishia?
28 babies have been named Lishia since 1960. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1960 with 7 births.
When was Lishia most popular?
Lishia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Lishia been used?
Lishia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 21 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Lishia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lisa, Lisette, Lissette, Lisbeth, 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, 1960–1980 (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.