Recorded 1972–1999 Girls' name Peak 1977 167 births

Matisha — girls' name

167 babies named Matisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s641980s771990s26

The verdict

167 girls have been named Matisha since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

167
total births
1972–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Matisha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

12 babies were named Matisha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Matisha between 1972 and 1999, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Matisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Matisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matisha 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 167 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.

Matisha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

167

Since 1972

28 years of records

Peak year

1977

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1972

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1999

Matisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1972

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1977)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 199919921988198519821979197619731972 9

Matisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 46% of Matisha's all-time total
1970s641980s771990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matisha?
167 babies have been named Matisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1977 with 12 births.
When was Matisha most popular?
Matisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Matisha been used?
Matisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 28 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Matisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mattie, Matilda, Mathilda, Matthew, 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, 1972–1999 (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.