Delisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-LEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Delisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Delisha come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps De- prefix + Lisha, or a variant of Alisha
Is Delisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Delisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Delisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Delisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Delisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
How popular is Delisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 53 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Delisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Delisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 35 | #3,216 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 44 | #2,635 |
| 1989 | 53 | #2,245 |
| 1988 | 49 | #2,269 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 26 | #3,358 |
| 1985 | 41 | #2,397 |
| 1984 | 23 | #3,526 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 31 | #2,900 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,236 |
| 1978 | 23 | #3,283 |
| 1977 | 19 | #3,760 |
| 1976 | 20 | #3,406 |
| 1975 | 27 | #2,743 |
| 1974 | 20 | #3,313 |
| 1973 | 33 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 25 | #2,801 |
| 1970 | 18 | #3,435 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
Names like Delisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Aisha Tabitha Kiara Kayla Kiana Alisha Alyssa Fatima Brianna Lara Erin
Names related to Delisha
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Delisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delisha, updated 20 October 2026.