Recorded 1970–2017 Girls' name Peak 1991 158 births

Calisa — girls' name

158 babies named Calisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s361990s382000s302010s22
1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Calisa was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Calisa in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Calisa between 1970 and 2017, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Calisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calisa 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 158 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.

Calisa at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

158

Since 1970

48 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1970

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2017

Calisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1970

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 2017200520001991198619791970 5

Calisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 24% of Calisa's all-time total
1970s321980s361990s382000s302010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calisa?
158 babies have been named Calisa since 1970. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Calisa most popular?
Calisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Calisa been used?
Calisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 48 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Calisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, 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, 1970–2017 (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.