The first name Lisha
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Clipping of Alicia, Felicia /Felisha, and other names ending with the same sound.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Lisha last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2001, with 8 births (#2,023).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lisha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lisha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 girls born in the United States were named Lisha, the 14,217th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 275 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Lisha mean?
- Clipping of Alicia, Felicia /Felisha, and other names ending with the same sound.
- How popular is the name Lisha?
- In 2021, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Lisha, ranking 5,581st. Its peak was 2001, with 8 births.
- Is Lisha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,388 US babies named Lisha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lisha most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 275 babies were named Lisha, its highest rank at 598th.