Recorded 1969–2006 Girls' name Peak 1990 353 births

Shalisha — girls' name

353 babies named Shalisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s841980s1351990s1192000s10
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Shalisha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

24 babies were named Shalisha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 353 babies named Shalisha between 1969 and 2006, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shalisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalisha 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 353 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.

Shalisha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

353

Since 1969

38 years of records

Peak year

1990

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1969

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2006

Shalisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1969

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
24
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0510152025 200619951991198719831979197519711969 5

Shalisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
135 births that decade — 38% of Shalisha's all-time total
1960s51970s841980s1351990s1192000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalisha?
353 babies have been named Shalisha since 1969. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 24 births.
When was Shalisha most popular?
Shalisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Shalisha been used?
Shalisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 38 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Shalisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, 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, 1969–2006 (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.