Girls' name · since 1951
Delisa
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 3,251 babies named Delisa, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,251
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,251 recorded since 1951.
Delisa has 3,251 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2021.
- #3,419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,251 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delisa ranks #3,419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,251 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,251
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delisa's 3,251 recorded births place it above 95.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Delisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delisa's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 145, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2021
- Peak year (1965)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Delisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,151 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Delisa's strongest decade.
1,151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Delisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 272
1950s
272 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,151 births
- 1970s
1970s
705 births
- 1980s
1980s
599 births
- 1990s 365
1990s
365 births
- 2000s 106
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,151 births (35% of all-time use).
How Delisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delisa's total volume
Delisa by state
Where Delisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 340 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 146 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 116 | 3.6% |
| #4 | California | | 109 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 86 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 71 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 64 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 62 | 1.9% |
340 of 3,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Delisa appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delisa's data
- Delisa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,151 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Delisas (340 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Delisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1951–2021 (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 Delisa 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.