Girls' name · since 1960
Allisa
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 1,340 babies named Allisa, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,340
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,340 have been recorded since 1960.
Allisa has 1,340 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2015.
- #6,148 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,340 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allisa ranks #6,148 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,340 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,340
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allisa's 1,340 recorded births place it above 91.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Allisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Allisa splits its recorded history at 1988: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Allisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2015
- Peak year (1998)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Allisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (439 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Allisa's strongest decade.
439 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Allisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 119
1960s
119 births
- 1970s 157
1970s
157 births
- 1980s
1980s
245 births
- 1990s
1990s
439 births
- 2000s
2000s
323 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 439 births (33% of all-time use).
How Allisa 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 Allisa's total volume
Allisa by state
Where Allisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.4% |
54 of 1,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Allisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (439 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Allisas (54 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Allisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1960–2015 (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 Allisa 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.