US rank #8196 Boys' name Peak 2017 68 births

Zisha — #8196 US boys' name

68 babies named Zisha in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s352020s33
#8196
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 42% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Zisha was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zisha in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Zisha between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zisha currently holds the #8196 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zisha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zisha 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 68 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.

Zisha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

68

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2017

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,196

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
10
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 20242023202120202019201820172016 9

Zisha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
35 births that decade — 51% of Zisha's all-time total
2010s352020s33

Zisha by state

Where Zisha concentrates geographically — total births since 2016

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
32 47.1%
New York share of Zisha's total US births 47.1%

32 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zisha?
68 babies have been named Zisha since 2016. It currently ranks #8196 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 10 births.
When was Zisha most popular?
Zisha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Zisha most popular?
The top states for the name Zisha are New York (32 births).
How long has the name Zisha been used?
Zisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zishan, Zishe. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2016–2024 (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.