Lenisha

leh-NEE-shuh /lɛˈniːʃə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Lenisha is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Lenisha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Lenisha was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 1997 (17 births).

About the name Lenisha

Pronunciationleh-NEE-shuh /lɛˈniːʃə/
17peak births 1997
1977first in SSA data

Names similar to Lenisha

How popular is Lenisha?

Girls named Lenisha
1977198019851990199520002003
Girls named Lenisha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1977–2003 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2003) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Lenisha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200355#17,252
20001111#8,913
199877#11,861
199717—#5,768
19968—#10,118
199512—#7,323
199410—#8,509
199312—#7,294
199213—#6,883
199116—#5,824
199011—#7,633
19896—#11,684
19888—#8,847
19877—#9,351
198611—#6,401
198510—#6,736
19846—#9,819
19835—#11,211
198213—#5,388
198013—#5,409
19798—#7,694
19788—#7,340
19777—#8,006