How Many People Are Named Ilisha?
An estimated 99 people in the United States have the first name Ilisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Ilisha peaked in popularity in 1978 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilisha 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 Ilisha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ilisha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
99
About 1 in 3,462,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1978
8 births
Total Registered
104
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilisha
Ilisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 104 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilisha as a female name
Ranked #13,237 in 2017
7 female births in 2017
Peak: 1978 (8 births)
Ilisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilisha span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 37 babies were registered. Ilisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ilisha by Decade
How has Ilisha 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.
Ilisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilisha?
We estimate approximately 99 people named Ilisha 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 3,462,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilisha a common name?
Ilisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 104 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilisha most popular?
Ilisha reached peak popularity in 1978, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilisha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilisha a female name?
Ilisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilisha Smith, Ilisha Johnson, Ilisha 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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