Talisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-LEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Talisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Talisha come from?
Modern: modern coinage, in the style of Alisha
More on Wiktionary.
Is Talisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Talisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Talisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 24 girls.
Half of all the girls named Talisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Talisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,379 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Talisha 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 140 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Talisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Talisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 29 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 46 | #3,099 |
| 2001 | 33 | #3,860 |
| 2000 | 38 | #3,448 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 51 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 51 | #2,508 |
| 1996 | 64 | #2,122 |
| 1995 | 63 | #2,120 |
| 1994 | 69 | #2,021 |
| 1993 | 81 | #1,797 |
| 1992 | 95 | #1,611 |
| 1991 | 99 | #1,549 |
| 1990 | 120 | #1,330 |
| 1989 | 140 | #1,165 |
| 1988 | 135 | #1,131 |
| 1987 | 105 | #1,312 |
| 1986 | 91 | #1,405 |
| 1985 | 95 | #1,364 |
| 1984 | 111 | #1,184 |
| 1983 | 124 | #1,103 |
| 1982 | 126 | #1,117 |
| 1981 | 99 | #1,285 |
| 1980 | 115 | #1,169 |
| 1979 | 123 | #1,104 |
| 1978 | 107 | #1,176 |
| 1977 | 76 | #1,451 |
| 1976 | 73 | #1,433 |
| 1975 | 80 | #1,342 |
| 1974 | 73 | #1,399 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,732 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,749 |
| 1971 | 29 | #2,542 |
| 1970 | 18 | #3,435 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Names like Talisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Alisha, Tanisha, Summer, Khadija, Halima, Samira, Amira, Habiba, Aysha, Saba, Madiha
Names related to Talisha
Tulisa, Talisa, Tulisha, Telisha, Talaysia, Talise, Talasia, Talissa, Tylisha, Talesha
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, “Talisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/talisha, updated 20 October 2026.