Recorded 1973–1978 Girls' name Peak 1978 19 births

Bisa — girls' name

19 babies named Bisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s19
1970s
Peak decade

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

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bisa in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Bisa between 1973 and 1978, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bisa 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 19 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.

Bisa at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

19

Since 1973

6 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1973

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1978

Bisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1973

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
456789 197819751973 6

Bisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 100% of Bisa's all-time total
1970s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bisa?
19 babies have been named Bisa since 1973. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Bisa most popular?
Bisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Bisa been used?
Bisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 6 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Bisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bisma, Bishop, Bismah, Bisan, 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, 1973–1978 (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.