Recorded 1961–1978 Girls' name Peak 1971 146 births

Dorlisa — girls' name

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.

1960s551970s91
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Dorlisa was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

16 babies were named Dorlisa in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorlisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Dorlisa between 1961 and 1978, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorlisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorlisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dorlisa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorlisa 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 146 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.

Dorlisa at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

146

Since 1961

18 years of records

Peak year

1971

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1961

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1978

Dorlisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1961

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1971)
16
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 197819761974197219701968196519621961 5

Dorlisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
91 births that decade — 62% of Dorlisa's all-time total
1960s551970s91

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorlisa?
146 babies have been named Dorlisa since 1961. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1971 with 16 births.
When was Dorlisa most popular?
Dorlisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Dorlisa been used?
Dorlisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 18 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Dorlisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorothy, Doris, Dora, Doreen, 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, 1961–1978 (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.