Is Lisha a boy or girl name?

Lisha is a girl’s name. Of the 2,388 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lisha

Recorded 1954–2025 · United States

Lisha was most popular in 1960, when 275 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,061 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,388 people named Lisha.

Lisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lisha’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,388 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lisha

Where Lisha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org