Recorded 1955–2015 Girls' name Peak 1970 280 births

Disa — girls' name

280 babies named Disa in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s531970s861980s571990s642000s52010s5
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Disa was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

16 babies were named Disa in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Disa

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Disa between 1955 and 2015, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Disa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Disa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Disa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Disa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Disa 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 280 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.

Disa at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

280

Since 1955

61 years of records

Peak year

1970

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1955

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2015

Disa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1955

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1970)
16
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 20151993198819801975197019631955 5

Disa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
86 births that decade — 31% of Disa's all-time total
1950s101960s531970s861980s571990s642000s52010s5

Disa by state

Where Disa concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Disa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Disa's total US births 1.8%

5 of 280 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Disa?
280 babies have been named Disa since 1955. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1970 with 16 births.
When was Disa most popular?
Disa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Disa most popular?
The top states for the name Disa are California (5 births).
How long has the name Disa been used?
Disa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 61 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Disa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Disha, Disney, Disaya, Disiree, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1955–2015 (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.