How Many People Are Named Paulisha?
An estimated 44 people in the United States have the first name Paulisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Paulisha peaked in popularity in 1992 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paulisha 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 Paulisha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Paulisha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
44
About 1 in 7,789,871 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1992
10 births
Total Registered
46
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paulisha
Paulisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 46 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paulisha as a female name
Ranked #10,293 in 1993
8 female births in 1993
Peak: 1992 (10 births)
Paulisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paulisha span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 31 babies were registered. Paulisha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Paulisha by Decade
How has Paulisha 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.
Paulisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paulisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paulisha
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paulisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paulisha?
We estimate approximately 44 people named Paulisha 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 7,789,871 Americans share this first name.
Is Paulisha a common name?
Paulisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paulisha most popular?
Paulisha reached peak popularity in 1992, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paulisha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paulisha a female name?
Paulisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paulisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paulisha Smith, Paulisha Johnson, Paulisha 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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