Recorded 1970–1979 Girls' name Peak 1970 12 births

Ailisa — girls' name

12 babies named Ailisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s12

The verdict

12 girls have been named Ailisa since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.

12
total births
1970–1979
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Ailisa was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ailisa in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ailisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Ailisa between 1970 and 1979, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ailisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ailisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ailisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ailisa at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

12

Since 1970

10 years of records

Peak year

1970

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1970

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1979

Ailisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1970

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1970)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19791970 7

Ailisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 100% of Ailisa's all-time total
1970s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ailisa?
12 babies have been named Ailisa since 1970. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1970 with 7 births.
When was Ailisa most popular?
Ailisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Ailisa been used?
Ailisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 10 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Ailisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aileen, Ailany, Ailani, Ailyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.