Recorded 1960–2015 Girls' name Peak 1998 1,340 births

Allisa — girls' name

1,340 babies named Allisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1191970s1571980s2451990s4392000s3232010s57
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Allisa was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

56 babies were named Allisa in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Allisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,340 babies named Allisa between 1960 and 2015, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Allisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Allisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 439 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Allisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Allisa in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Allisa 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 1,340 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.

Allisa at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,340

Since 1960

56 years of records

Peak year

1998

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1960

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2015

Allisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1960

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1998)
56
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Allisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
439 births that decade — 33% of Allisa's all-time total
1960s1191970s1571980s2451990s4392000s3232010s57

Allisa by state

Where Allisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Allisa
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%
California share of Allisa's total US births 4.0%
Even split

54 of 1,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Allisa?
1,340 babies have been named Allisa since 1960. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1998 with 56 births.
When was Allisa most popular?
Allisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 439 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Allisa most popular?
The top states for the name Allisa are California (54 births), Ohio (17 births), Texas (17 births).
How long has the name Allisa been used?
Allisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 56 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Allisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1960–2015 (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.