Given name
Talisha
“a damsel; an innocent”
Talisha is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a damsel; an innocent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a damsel; an innocent.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Talisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,911
- 0 boys · 2,911 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 140 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 140 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,364 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.
Talisha’s family of names
Talisha has a related form in Talesha. Talisha has a related form in Taleisha. Talisha has a related form in Tylesha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
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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