How Many People Are Named Telisha?
An estimated 1,105 people in the United States have the first name Telisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Telisha peaked in popularity in 1980 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Telisha 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 Telisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,105
About 1 in 310,185 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1980
93 births
Total Registered
1,182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Telisha
Telisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,182 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Telisha as a female name
Ranked #17,454 in 2007
6 female births in 2007
Peak: 1980 (93 births)
Telisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Telisha span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 500 babies were registered. Telisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Telisha by Decade
How has Telisha 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.
Telisha by State
Birth registrations for Telisha span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan. On average, about 14 Telishas were registered per state.
Telisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Telisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Telisha
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Telisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Telisha?
We estimate approximately 1,105 people named Telisha 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 310,185 Americans share this first name.
Is Telisha a common name?
Telisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Telisha most popular?
Telisha reached peak popularity in 1980, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Telisha is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Telisha a female name?
Telisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Telisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Telisha Smith, Telisha Johnson, Telisha 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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