How Many People Are Named Talisha?
An estimated 2,748 people in the United States have the first name Talisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Talisha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 140 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talisha 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 Talisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,748
About 1 in 124,729 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
140 births
Total Registered
2,911
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talisha
Talisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,911 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Talisha as a female name
Ranked #17,344 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1989 (140 births)
Talisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,141 babies were registered. Talisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talisha by Decade
How has Talisha 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.
Talisha by State
Birth registrations for Talisha span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi. On average, about 52 Talishas were registered per state.
Talisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Talisha
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Talisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talisha?
We estimate approximately 2,748 people named Talisha 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 124,729 Americans share this first name.
Is Talisha a common name?
Talisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,911 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talisha most popular?
Talisha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 140 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talisha is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talisha a female name?
Talisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talisha Smith, Talisha Johnson, Talisha 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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