How Many People Are Named Lisha?
An estimated 2,070 people in the United States have the first name Lisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Lisha peaked in popularity in 1960 with 275 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lisha 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 Lisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,070
About 1 in 165,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1960
275 births
Total Registered
2,382
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lisha
Lisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,382 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lisha as a female name
Ranked #12,896 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1960 (275 births)
Lisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lisha span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,157 babies were registered. Lisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lisha by Decade
How has Lisha 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.
Lisha by State
Birth registrations for Lisha span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Minnesota, Oklahoma, Missouri. On average, about 39 Lishas were registered per state.
Lisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lisha
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lisha?
We estimate approximately 2,070 people named Lisha 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 165,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Lisha a common name?
Lisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,382 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lisha most popular?
Lisha reached peak popularity in 1960, when 275 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lisha is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lisha a female name?
Lisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lisha Smith, Lisha Johnson, Lisha 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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