How Many People Are Named Philisha?
An estimated 103 people in the United States have the first name Philisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Philisha peaked in popularity in 1991 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Philisha 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 Philisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
103
About 1 in 3,327,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1991
14 births
Total Registered
109
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Philisha
Philisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 109 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Philisha as a female name
Ranked #14,555 in 2000
6 female births in 2000
Peak: 1991 (14 births)
Philisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Philisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 45 babies were registered. Philisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Philisha by Decade
How has Philisha 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.
Philisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Philisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Philisha
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Philisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Philisha?
We estimate approximately 103 people named Philisha 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 3,327,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Philisha a common name?
Philisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 109 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Philisha most popular?
Philisha reached peak popularity in 1991, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Philisha is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Philisha a female name?
Philisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Philisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Philisha Smith, Philisha Johnson, Philisha 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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