Girls' name · since 1960
Belisa
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Belisa, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Belisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 69 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Belisa recorded 69 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2017.
- #31,211 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belisa ranks #31,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #31,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Belisa's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Belisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Belisa splits its recorded history at 1971: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Belisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2017
- Peak year (1961)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Belisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (30 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Belisa's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Belisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 30 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Belisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2010s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Belisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1960–2017 (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 Belisa 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.