Girls' name · since 1981
Carlisia
Carlisia has 61 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carlisia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 61 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlisia has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2009.
- #32,613 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlisia ranks #32,613 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carlisia's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carlisia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carlisia's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carlisia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009
- Peak year (1997)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Carlisia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (31 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Carlisia's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Carlisia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (51% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carlisia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1981–2009 (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 Carlisia 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.