Girls' name · since 1967
Talisha
2,911 babies named Talisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,911
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,911 girls have been named Talisha since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talisha has been recorded 2,911 times among girls since 1967, 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 1967 to 2023.
- #3,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,911 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talisha ranks #3,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,911 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,911
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Talisha's 2,911 recorded births place it above 94.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Talisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Talisha's full recorded timeline at 1993, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 140 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Talisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2023
- Peak year (1989)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Talisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,141 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Talisha's strongest decade.
1,141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Talisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
680 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,141 births
- 1990s
1990s
730 births
- 2000s 246
2000s
246 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,141 births (39% of all-time use).
How Talisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Talisha's total volume
Talisha by state
Where Talisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 201 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 135 | 4.6% |
| #3 | California | | 111 | 3.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 78 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 73 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 67 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 67 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 64 | 2.2% |
201 of 2,911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Talisha appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Talisha's data
- Talisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,141 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Talishas (201 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Talisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1967–2023 (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 Talisha 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.