Recorded 1970–2000 Girls' name Peak 1991 109 births

Philisha — girls' name

109 babies named Philisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s291990s452000s6
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Philisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Philisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Philisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Philisha between 1970 and 2000, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Philisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Philisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philisha 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 109 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.

Philisha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

109

Since 1970

31 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1970

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2000

Philisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1970

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Philisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
45 births that decade — 41% of Philisha's all-time total
1970s291980s291990s452000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Philisha?
109 babies have been named Philisha since 1970. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Philisha most popular?
Philisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Philisha been used?
Philisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 31 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Philisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Philomena, Phillis, Philippa, Phillip, 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, 1970–2000 (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.