Recorded 1974–2001 Girls' name Peak 1992 119 births

Chalisa — girls' name

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.

1970s281980s241990s612000s6

The verdict

119 girls have been named Chalisa since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

119
total births
1974–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Chalisa was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

14 babies were named Chalisa in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chalisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Chalisa between 1974 and 2001, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chalisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chalisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chalisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chalisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chalisa 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 119 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.

Chalisa at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

119

Since 1974

28 years of records

Peak year

1992

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1974

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2001

Chalisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1974

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1992)
14
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
46810121416 200119951993199119891980197719751974 6

Chalisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 51% of Chalisa's all-time total
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Chalisa by state

Where Chalisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chalisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 4.2%
Ohio share of Chalisa's total US births 4.2%

5 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalisa?
119 babies have been named Chalisa since 1974. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1992 with 14 births.
When was Chalisa most popular?
Chalisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Chalisa most popular?
The top states for the name Chalisa are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Chalisa been used?
Chalisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 28 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Chalisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2001 (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.