Recorded 1987–1999 Girls' name Peak 1990 61 births

Lonisha — girls' name

61 babies named Lonisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s50
1990s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Lonisha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lonisha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lonisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Lonisha between 1987 and 1999, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lonisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lonisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lonisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lonisha 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 61 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.

Lonisha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

61

Since 1987

13 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1987

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1999

Lonisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1987

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
468101214 199919981995199319921991199019891987 5

Lonisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
50 births that decade — 82% of Lonisha's all-time total
1980s111990s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lonisha?
61 babies have been named Lonisha since 1987. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Lonisha most popular?
Lonisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Lonisha been used?
Lonisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 13 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Lonisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include London, Londyn, Lona, Lonnie, 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, 1987–1999 (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.