Girls' name · since 1961
Dorlisa
146 babies named Dorlisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,027 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dorlisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 146 have been recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Dorlisa recorded 146 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1978.
- #23,027 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 146 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorlisa ranks #23,027 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,027 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dorlisa's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorlisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorlisa's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorlisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1978
- Peak year (1971)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Dorlisa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (91 births, 62% of the file).
1970s was Dorlisa's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Dorlisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 91 births (62% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorlisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1961–1978 (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 Dorlisa 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.