Given name
Malisha
Malisha is a variant of Melisha. In American use, Melisha carries the interpretation “woman of the nobility; truthful; having high moral character.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malisha is a variant of Melisha. In American use, Melisha carries the interpretation “woman of the nobility; truthful; having high moral character.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 637
- 0 boys · 637 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 564 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.
Malisha’s family of names
Malisha has a related form in Melisha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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