Girls' name · since 1988
Galisa
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Galisa, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Galisa since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Galisa has 18 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1992.
- #46,953 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1988
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galisa ranks #46,953 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.
- #46,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Galisa's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Galisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Galisa's full recorded timeline at 1989, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Galisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1992
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Galisa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1980s was Galisa's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Galisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Galisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Galisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1988–1992 (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 Galisa 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.