Jalisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-LEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Jalisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jalisha come from?
Modern: modern invented name, Ja- prefix + Lisha
Is Jalisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Jalisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Jalisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 60 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Jalisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jalisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 46 | #2,645 |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 60 | #2,148 |
| 1989 | 50 | #2,333 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
Names like Jalisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sasha Aisha Radhika Anika Asha Isha Aviva Anisha Dhara Janaya Samira Priya
Names related to Jalisha
Jalissa Jalisa Julisa Jalaysia Jalyssa Jaleesa Jolisa Jalasia
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, “Jalisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jalisha, updated 20 October 2026.