Alisa

#1,652 for girls in 2025, 125 births · Last seen for boys in 1979 at #4,842
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1969 · 1,108 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
34,705
since 1945

Alisa over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alisa has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #261, 1969girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,652125—
2024#1,441153—
2023#1,377163—
2022#1,362171—
2021#1,236190—
2020#1,227186—
2019#1,158207—
2018#1,039248—
2017#990262—
2016#1,022259—
2015#1,034258—
2014#944286—
2013#1,046236—
2012#972261—
2011#1,012247—
2010#931278—
2009#938285—
2008#872320—
2007#868321—
2006#887300—
2005#752356—
2004#701382—
2003#699374—
2002#630404—
2001#656384—
2000#611415—
1999#590415—
1998#580418—
1997#592387—
1996#562415—
1995#557419—
1994#543449—
1993#571417—
1992#513465—
1991#481507—
1990#459533—
1989#451538—
1988#458489—
1987#451490—
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1985#445492—
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1983#426508—
1982#428512—
1981#396570—
1980#374621—
1979#313762#4,8427
1978#370575—
1977#346641—
1976#357587—
1975#361576—
1974#331667—
1973#299787—
1972#310775#4,9865
1971#2711,063#4,9075
1970#2651,153—
1969#2611,108—
1968#271999—
1967#278921—
1966#291862—
1965#288924—
1964#333820—
1963#303934#4,0485
1962#364667—
1961#391602—
1960#395584—
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1957#599264—
1956#613243—
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1952#1,21661—
1951#1,92126—
1950#2,53516—
1949#2,85013—
1948#3,8838—
1947#3,7069—
1946#3,6658—
1945#4,0256—
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First appearance
1945

The first year at least five girls were named Alisa! It came in at #4,025, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1945–1948, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Alisa is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedNHWashington: #309 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,652 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedMNIllinois: #886 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,520 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedWIMichigan: #375 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,639 girlsMINew York: #492 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,326 girlsNYMassachusetts: #406 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,855 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedRIOregon: #336 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,774 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedSDIowa: #367 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedINOhio: #532 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,128 girlsOHPennsylvania: #520 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,138 girlsPANew Jersey: #819 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,417 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #498 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 3,159 girlsCAUtah: #217 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsUTColorado: #434 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,534 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #627 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,088 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedVAMaryland: #329 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,141 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedDEArizona: #405 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,190 girlsAZNew Mexico: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedARTennessee: #604 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,872 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #865 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,677 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #616 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,852 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedALGeorgia: #508 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,679 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alisa, so not publishedHITexas: #672 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 4,725 girlsTXFlorida: #446 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,979 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#217 · 1 in 1,041
  2. Washington#309 · 1 in 1,652
  3. Maryland#329 · 1 in 2,141
  4. Oregon#336 · 1 in 1,774
  5. Iowa#367 · 1 in 2,481

Best ever in a state: #117 in District of Columbia, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#217131 in 1,041
Washington#309181 in 1,652
Maryland#329121 in 2,141
Oregon#33691 in 1,774
Iowa#36761 in 2,481
Michigan#375211 in 2,639
New Mexico#40151 in 1,852
Arizona#405121 in 2,190
Massachusetts#406121 in 2,855
Colorado#43481 in 2,534
Florida#446251 in 2,979
New York#492341 in 3,326
California#498791 in 3,159
Georgia#508111 in 3,679
Pennsylvania#520161 in 4,138
Ohio#532161 in 4,128
Tennessee#60461 in 4,872
Louisiana#61661 in 3,852
Missouri#62761 in 5,088
Texas#672291 in 4,725
New Jersey#81961 in 7,417
North Carolina#86551 in 7,677
Illinois#886101 in 7,520
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alisa
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 211 spots since 2024 (#1,441 → #1,652)
  • 425 spots since 2020 (#1,227 → #1,652)
  • 618 spots since 2015 (#1,034 → #1,652)
  • Biggest jump: 268 spots in 1953 (#1,216 → #948)
  • Biggest drop: 135 spots in 2006 (#752 → #887)
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1945
  • Peaked 1969 at #261 (1,108 births)
  • Births halved by 1982, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 61 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1953–2010
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,516
  • Highest: 1 in 1,516 girls born in 1970 were named Alisa (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,858 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #261 in 1969, was only 1 in 1,523 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 24.3% of all girls named Alisa (8,421) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s44#2,850 (1949)#3,626
1950s1,941#431 (1959)#1,022
1960s8,421#261 (1969)#318
1970s7,586#265 (1970)#322
1980s5,217#374 (1980)#429
1990s4,425#459 (1990)#545
2000s3,541#611 (2000)#761
2010s2,542#931 (2010)#1,015
2020s988#1,227 (2020)#1,383

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alisa in 1993

girls
#571
417 births · 1 in 4,338 girls

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #571Alisa417
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 4,338 of them was named Alisa, which outranked 96.4% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alisa
  1. #568Kaylin419
  2. #568Krysta419
  3. #570Delaney418
  4. #571Alisa417
  5. #571Ashlie417
  6. #573Kristie416
  7. #574Carlie415
  8. #575Lena414

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993 →