Girls' name · since 1955
Disa
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.
- #16,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Disa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 280 have been recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Disa has been recorded 280 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2015.
- #16,495 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 280 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Disa ranks #16,495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Disa's 280 recorded births place it above 77.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Disa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Disa's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Disa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2015
- Peak year (1970)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Disa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (86 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Disa's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Disa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 86 births (31% of all-time use).
Disa by state
Where Disa concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 280 births nationwide.
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What to do with Disa's data
- Disa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (86 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.
- California records the most Disas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Disa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1955–2015 (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 Disa 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.