Girls' name · since 1974
Chalisa
119 babies named Chalisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chalisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 119 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalisa has been recorded 119 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2001.
- #25,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalisa ranks #25,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chalisa's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Chalisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chalisa splits its recorded history at 1990: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chalisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2001
- Peak year (1992)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Chalisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (61 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Chalisa's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Chalisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 61 births (51% of all-time use).
Chalisa by state
Where Chalisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 119 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chalisa's data
- Chalisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Chalisas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chalisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1974–2001 (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 Chalisa 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.