How Many People Are Named Malisha?
An estimated 599 people in the United States have the first name Malisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Malisha peaked in popularity in 1981 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malisha 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 Malisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
599
About 1 in 572,211 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1981
43 births
Total Registered
637
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malisha
Malisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 637 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malisha as a female name
Ranked #16,734 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (43 births)
Malisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 181 babies were registered. Malisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Malisha by Decade
How has Malisha 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.
Malisha by State
Birth registrations for Malisha span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, Florida, California. On average, about 5 Malishas were registered per state.
Malisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Malisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malisha?
We estimate approximately 599 people named Malisha 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 572,211 Americans share this first name.
Is Malisha a common name?
Malisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 637 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malisha most popular?
Malisha reached peak popularity in 1981, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malisha is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malisha a female name?
Malisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malisha Smith, Malisha Johnson, Malisha 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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