Girls' name · since 1976
Charlissa
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 105 babies named Charlissa, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charlissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 105 have been recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Charlissa recorded 105 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2006.
- #26,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 105 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlissa ranks #26,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Charlissa's 105 recorded births place it above 63.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charlissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charlissa splits its recorded history at 1988: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charlissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2006
- Peak year (1993)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Charlissa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (40 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Charlissa's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Charlissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 40 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Charlissa's data
- Charlissa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Charlissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1976–2006 (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 Charlissa 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.