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Malisha

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How to Pronounce Malisha

Pronounced muh-LEE-shuh /məˈliː.ʃə/Medium

Meaning: Malisha is a modern phonetic respelling most likely in the Melissa family, from Greek melissa, 'bee' (and so, by extension, honey); it also echoes the medieval Malicia. The spelling is a later-century invention, with the sweet 'bee' sense of Melissa the readiest reading.Low

In 30 seconds: Malisha is a modern respelling in the Melissa family, most likely tied to Greek 'bee' (said 'muh-LEE-shuh').

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Origin LowGreek, English

MeaningMalisha is a modern phonetic respelling most likely in the Melissa family, from Greek melissa, 'bee' (and so, by extension, honey); it also echoes the medieval Malicia. The spelling is a later-century invention, with the sweet 'bee' sense of Melissa the readiest reading.

U.S. rank (2024)#16734 ↘ Falling

2024 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1981

Total births (all-time)≈ 637

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Malisha is a modern phonetic name most at home in the Melissa family, from Greek melissa, 'bee', and by extension honey; it also brushes the old Malicia. The invented spelling gives a familiar sound a fresh, contemporary face.

It belongs to the later-twentieth-century taste for respelled, melodic girls' names; honestly read, it is a modern variant rather than an inherited form, and it remains a rare, of-its-era choice.

Did you know? Malisha belongs to the later-century wave of freshly spelled girls' names; it crested around 1981 at only a few dozen girls a year and reads as a modern respelling rather than a traditional name.

Overall data confidence 40%

References — Malisha — modern respelling; Melissa 'bee'; echo of Malicia

Variations

MaliciaMelisha

Nicknames

MalLisha

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Malisha mean?

Malisha is a modern respelling most likely tied to Melissa, from Greek 'melissa', 'bee'.

How do you pronounce Malisha?

It's said muh-LEE-shuh /məˈliː.ʃə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Malisha a boy or girl name?

Malisha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Malisha?

Malisha has always been rare, a later-twentieth-century respelling that is very uncommon today.