Given name
Lisha
“one who is lucky and successful”
Lisha is a variant of Lecia. In English use, Lecia carries the interpretation “woman of the nobility; truthful; having high moral character.” In English use, Lisha is a form of Felicia. In Latin use, Felicia carries the interpretation “one who is lucky and successful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lisha is a variant of Lecia. In English use, Lecia carries the interpretation “woman of the nobility; truthful; having high moral character.” In English use, Lisha is a form of Felicia. In Latin use, Felicia carries the interpretation “one who is lucky and successful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lisha connects to the Alice name family through Lecia. Alice developed through Old French from Adalheidis, the Germanic name also behind Adelaide.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Lisha connects to the Alice name family through Lecia. The shared background comes through Alice: The longer Adalheidis was greatly shortened before reaching its Old French form. Alice and Adelaide therefore share an older source, even though they became distinct names.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lisha connects to the Alice name family through Lecia. The history of Alice gives this family its wider story. Alice returned to wider use in the nineteenth century. Lewis Carroll’s two Alice stories gave it an enduring literary association; his heroine drew inspiration from Alice Liddell.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,388
- 0 boys · 2,388 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 275 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,217 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,217 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 275 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,623 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lisha’s family of names
In English usage, Lisha is a shortened form of Alicia. Lisha is a form of Felicia. Lisha has a related form in Lecia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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