Girls' name · since 1978
Olisha
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Olisha, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,301 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
25 girls have been named Olisha since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Olisha recorded 25 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1995.
- #43,301 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olisha ranks #43,301 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #43,301 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Olisha's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Olisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Olisha's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded.
Olisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1995
- Peak year (1978)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Olisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (20 births, 80% of the file).
1990s was Olisha's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Olisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Olisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1978–1995 (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 Olisha 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.