Girls' name · since 1987
Gelisa
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 129 babies named Gelisa, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gelisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 129 recorded since 1987.
Gelisa has 129 recorded births among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 2010.
- #24,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 129 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gelisa ranks #24,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gelisa's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Gelisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gelisa splits its recorded history at 1991: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gelisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2010
- Peak year (1989)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Gelisa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (60 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Gelisa's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Gelisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 60 births (47% of all-time use).
Gelisa by state
Where Gelisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 129 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gelisa's data
- Gelisa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (60 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.
- New York records the most Gelisas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Gelisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1987–2010 (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 Gelisa 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.