Recorded 1981–1993 Girls' name Peak 1989 25 births

Nalisha — girls' name

25 babies named Nalisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s5
1980s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Nalisha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nalisha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Nalisha between 1981 and 1993, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nalisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nalisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalisha 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 25 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.

Nalisha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

25

Since 1981

13 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1981

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1993

Nalisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1981

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Nalisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 80% of Nalisha's all-time total
1980s201990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalisha?
25 babies have been named Nalisha since 1981. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Nalisha most popular?
Nalisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Nalisha been used?
Nalisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 13 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Nalisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nalani, Nala, Nallely, Naliyah, 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, 1981–1993 (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.