Recorded 1973–1990 Girls' name Peak 1990 16 births

Walisha — girls' name

16 babies named Walisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s6
1990s
Peak decade

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

1990
Single peak year

6 babies were named Walisha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Walisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Walisha between 1973 and 1990, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Walisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Walisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Walisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Walisha 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 16 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.

Walisha at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

16

Since 1973

18 years of records

Peak year

1990

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1973

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1990

Walisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1973

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 199019881973 5

Walisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 38% of Walisha's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Walisha?
16 babies have been named Walisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1990 with 6 births.
When was Walisha most popular?
Walisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Walisha been used?
Walisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 18 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Walisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Walter, Walker, Wallace, Wallis, 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, 1973–1990 (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.