How Many People Are Named Felisha?
An estimated 5,522 people in the United States have the first name Felisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Felisha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 291 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Felisha 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 Felisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,522
About 1 in 62,071 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1989
291 births
Total Registered
5,903
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Felisha
Felisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,903 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Felisha as a female name
Ranked #13,984 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (291 births)
Felisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Felisha span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,025 babies were registered. Felisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Felisha by Decade
How has Felisha 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.
Felisha by State
Birth registrations for Felisha span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Kansas, Wisconsin, Iowa. On average, about 113 Felishas were registered per state.
Felisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Felisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Felisha
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Felisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felisha?
We estimate approximately 5,522 people named Felisha 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 62,071 Americans share this first name.
Is Felisha a common name?
Felisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,903 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Felisha most popular?
Felisha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 291 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Felisha is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Felisha a female name?
Felisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Felisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Felisha Smith, Felisha Johnson, Felisha 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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