Lisha
Lisha was the 14217th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 598th with 275 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 337 places. More babies were named Lisha in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #14,217 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1960275 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,388babies recorded
Lisha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,217 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #16,151 | 6 |
| 2000 | #8,335 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,858 | 27 |
| 1980 | #1,924 | 56 |
| 1970 | #1,496 | 67 |
| 1960 | #598 | 275 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lisha, counting every spelling?
Lisha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lisha?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lisha (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lisha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lisha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lisha?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Lisha are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 44 and 64. That makes Lisha a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lisha by state
How common Lisha was among girls born in each state in 1958–1962, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.4×), Kentucky (3.4×), Virginia (2.9×), Tennessee (2.8×), South Carolina (2.6×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lisha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lisha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lisha
How popular is the name Lisha?
Lisha was the 14217th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 598th with 275 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 337 places. More babies were named Lisha in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Lisha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lisha in the US.
Where was Lisha most popular?
In 1958–1962, Lisha was most common in Louisiana (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Virginia.