Recorded 1973–2007 Girls' name Peak 1988 217 births

Marlisha — girls' name

217 babies named Marlisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s851990s922000s24

The verdict

217 girls have been named Marlisha since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

217
total births
1973–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Marlisha was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

14 babies were named Marlisha in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marlisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Marlisha between 1973 and 2007, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marlisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marlisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlisha 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 217 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.

Marlisha at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

217

Since 1973

35 years of records

Peak year

1988

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1973

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2007

Marlisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1973

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1988)
14
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
46810121416 2007199919941990198619821973 5

Marlisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
92 births that decade — 42% of Marlisha's all-time total
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Marlisha by state

Where Marlisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marlisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.3%
California share of Marlisha's total US births 2.3%

5 of 217 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marlisha?
217 babies have been named Marlisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1988 with 14 births.
When was Marlisha most popular?
Marlisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Marlisha most popular?
The top states for the name Marlisha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Marlisha been used?
Marlisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 35 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Marlisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1973–2007 (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.