Telisha
Telisha is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. There are two versions of the Telisha: Telisha ketana and Telisha gedola, the latter of which has a longer melody. The Telisha trope can occur independently or can follow a Pazer or one of several other trope sounds. The Telisha ketana must be followed by a Kadma.
Meaning & Origin of Telisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Telisha is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. There are two versions of the Telisha: Telisha ketana and Telisha gedola, the latter of which has a longer melody. The Telisha trope can occur independently or can follow a Pazer or one of several other trope sounds. The Telisha ketana must be followed by a Kadma.
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The Story of Telisha
Telisha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 93 Telishas were born — ranking #1,351 that year. As of 2026, Telisha ranks #15,491 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Telishas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Telisha
Telisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Telisha's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #1,351. Use the chart and map above to compare Telisha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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