Recorded 1979–2000 Girls' name Peak 1991 95 births

Willisha — girls' name

95 babies named Willisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s291990s542000s5
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Willisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Willisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Willisha between 1979 and 2000, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Willisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Willisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willisha 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 95 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.

Willisha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

95

Since 1979

22 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1979

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2000

Willisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1979

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 20001995199319911989198719801979 7

Willisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
54 births that decade — 57% of Willisha's all-time total
1970s71980s291990s542000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willisha?
95 babies have been named Willisha since 1979. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Willisha most popular?
Willisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Willisha been used?
Willisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 22 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Willisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, 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, 1979–2000 (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.