Telisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- teh-LEE-shah
- Origin
- Modern
Telisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Telisha come from?
Modern: modern coinage, in the style of Alisha
Is Telisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Telisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Telisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 5 girls.
Telisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Telisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 93 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Telisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Telisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 40 | #2,845 |
| 1989 | 57 | #2,142 |
| 1988 | 47 | #2,325 |
| 1987 | 36 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 43 | #2,316 |
| 1984 | 48 | #2,080 |
| 1983 | 49 | #2,046 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,991 |
| 1981 | 41 | #2,375 |
| 1980 | 93 | #1,351 |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,977 |
| 1978 | 44 | #2,125 |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,857 |
| 1976 | 41 | #2,099 |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,963 |
| 1974 | 38 | #2,133 |
| 1973 | 32 | #2,349 |
| 1972 | 28 | #2,523 |
| 1971 | 26 | #2,736 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,705 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
Names like Telisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Tabitha Tanisha Alisha Tara Kayla Aisha Melissa Francesca Alyssa Rebecca Tamara
Names related to Telisha
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, “Telisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/telisha, updated 20 October 2026.