Carlisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kar-LEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Carlisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Carlisha come from?
Modern: Carla plus the -isha ending, as in Latisha
Is Carlisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Carlisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Carlisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Carlisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carlisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 26 | #3,962 |
| 1991 | 40 | #2,880 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 32 | #3,247 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
Names like Carlisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brianna, Kiana, Kayla, Kiara, Samantha, Kianna, Amanda, Cassidy, Briana, Leanna, Christina, Jessica
Names related to Carlisha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Carlisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carlisha, updated 20 October 2026.