Girls' name · since 1979
Chisa
Chisa has 206 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
206 girls have been named Chisa since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chisa has been recorded 206 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2015.
- #19,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 206 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chisa ranks #19,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chisa's 206 recorded births place it above 72.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
Chisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chisa's full recorded timeline at 1984, 16% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 84% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2015
- Peak year (1980)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Chisa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (153 births, 74% of the file).
1980s was Chisa's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Chisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
153 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 153 births (74% of all-time use).
Chisa by state
Where Chisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 11 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 7 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 2.9% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 2.4% |
11 of 206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Chisa's data
- Chisa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Chisas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1979–2015 (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 Chisa 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.