Recorded 1975–1993 Girls' name Peak 1989 66 births

Shelisha — girls' name

66 babies named Shelisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s361990s11

The verdict

66 girls have been named Shelisha since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

66
total births
1975–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Shelisha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shelisha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Shelisha between 1975 and 1993, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shelisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelisha 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 66 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.

Shelisha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

66

Since 1975

19 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1975

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shelisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1975

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Shelisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 55% of Shelisha's all-time total
1970s191980s361990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelisha?
66 babies have been named Shelisha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Shelisha most popular?
Shelisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Shelisha been used?
Shelisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 19 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shelisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, 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, 1975–1993 (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.