Girls' name · since 1964
Malisha
637 babies named Malisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 637
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Malisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 637 have been recorded since 1964.
Malisha has 637 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2024.
- #10,139 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 637 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malisha ranks #10,139 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 637 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 637
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Malisha's 637 recorded births place it above 85.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Malisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malisha splits its recorded history at 1989: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2024
- Peak year (1981)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Malisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (181 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Malisha's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Malisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
159 births
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
166 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 181 births (28% of all-time use).
How Malisha 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 Malisha's total volume
Malisha by state
Where Malisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
6 of 637 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Malisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Malishas (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Malisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1964–2024 (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 Malisha 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.