How Many People Are Named Carlisha?
An estimated 638 people in the United States have the first name Carlisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Carlisha peaked in popularity in 1991 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carlisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
638
About 1 in 537,233 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1991
40 births
Total Registered
665
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlisha
Carlisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 665 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlisha as a female name
Ranked #13,341 in 2014
7 female births in 2014
Peak: 1991 (40 births)
Carlisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlisha span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 280 babies were registered. Carlisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlisha by Decade
How has Carlisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carlisha by State
Birth registrations for Carlisha span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Louisiana. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Alabama. On average, about 9 Carlishas were registered per state.
Carlisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carlisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlisha?
We estimate approximately 638 people named Carlisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 537,233 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlisha a common name?
Carlisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 665 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlisha most popular?
Carlisha reached peak popularity in 1991, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlisha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlisha a female name?
Carlisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlisha Smith, Carlisha Johnson, Carlisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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