Recorded 1976–1976 Girls' name Peak 1976 16 births

Norlisha — girls' name

16 babies named Norlisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s16
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Norlisha was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

16 babies were named Norlisha in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norlisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Norlisha between 1976 and 1976, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norlisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norlisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norlisha 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 16 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.

Norlisha at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

16

Since 1976

1 years of records

Peak year

1976

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1976

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1976

Norlisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1976

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1976)
16
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
16 1976 16

Norlisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 100% of Norlisha's all-time total
1970s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norlisha?
16 babies have been named Norlisha since 1976. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1976 with 16 births.
When was Norlisha most popular?
Norlisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Norlisha been used?
Norlisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 1 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Norlisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norma, Nora, Norah, Noreen, 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, 1976–1976 (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.