Is Telisha a boy or girl name?

Telisha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,182 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Telisha

Recorded 1968–2007 · United States

Telisha was most popular in 1980, when 93 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,202 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,182 people named Telisha.

Telisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Telisha’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Telisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Telisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,182 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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