Is Malisha a boy or girl name?

Malisha is a girl’s name. Of the 637 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Malisha

Recorded 1964–2024 · United States

Malisha was most popular in 1981, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,624 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 637 people named Malisha.

Malisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malisha’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 637 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.

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