Girls' name · since 1969
Shalisha
Shalisha has 353 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 353
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 353 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalisha has been recorded 353 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2006.
- #14,578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 353 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalisha ranks #14,578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 353 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 353
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalisha's 353 recorded births place it above 79.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shalisha's full recorded timeline at 1985, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shalisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2006
- Peak year (1990)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shalisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (135 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Shalisha's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shalisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 135 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Shalisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1969–2006 (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 Shalisha 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.