Girls' name · since 1945
Alisa
Alisa has 34,705 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,658 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,705
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alisa is the #1658 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 34,705 recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alisa has been recorded 34,705 times among girls since 1945, currently ranked #1658 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #754 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,658 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34,705 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alisa ranks #754 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,658 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34,705 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,658 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,705
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Alisa's 34,705 recorded births place it above 98.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alisa compares
34,705 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alisa's all-time total is 92x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,705 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,153 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alisa's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 1,153, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alisa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 1,153
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Alisa popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1963 (Alisa as boys' name)
Alisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (8,421 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Alisa's strongest decade.
8,421 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Alisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 1,941
1950s
1,941 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,421 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,586 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,217 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,425 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,541 births
- 2010s 2,542
2010s
2,542 births
- 2020s 988
2020s
988 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 8,421 births (24% of all-time use).
How Alisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alisa's total volume
Alisa by state
Where Alisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,978 | 14.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,713 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,230 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,549 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,468 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,455 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,281 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,157 | 3.3% |
4,978 of 34,705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Alisa appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alisa's data
- Alisa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (8,421 total births); usage has since declined to 988 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alisas (4,978 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alisa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.