# Lisha (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lisha/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,388 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,388 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 86, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of Alicia, Felicia /Felisha, and other names ending with the same sound.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10 | 9,955 |
| 2003 | 11 | 9,428 |
| 2004 | 9 | 11,247 |
| 2005 | 11 | 9,860 |
| 2006 | 9 | 12,014 |
| 2007 | 9 | 12,246 |
| 2008 | 6 | 16,647 |
| 2010 | 6 | 16,151 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11,766 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13,880 |
| 2016 | 6 | 15,452 |
| 2017 | 5 | 17,376 |
| 2018 | 5 | 17,125 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12,905 |
| 2025 | 6 | 14,217 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5 | 2,770 |
| 2000 | 6 | 2,416 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2,023 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4,137 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3,594 |
| 2004 | 7 | 2,530 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2,970 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3,548 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4,294 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4,524 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5,876 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4,736 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.