Recorded 1977–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 34 births

Taleesha — girls' name

34 babies named Taleesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s28
1990s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Taleesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Taleesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taleesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Taleesha between 1977 and 1996, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taleesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taleesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Taleesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taleesha 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 34 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.

Taleesha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

34

Since 1977

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1977

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1996

Taleesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1977

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199619941993199119901977 6

Taleesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 82% of Taleesha's all-time total
1970s61990s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taleesha?
34 babies have been named Taleesha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Taleesha most popular?
Taleesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Taleesha been used?
Taleesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 20 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Taleesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, 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, 1977–1996 (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.