Recorded 1984–2007 Girls' name Peak 1990 86 births

Karlissa — girls' name

86 babies named Karlissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Karlissa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

9 babies were named Karlissa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Karlissa between 1984 and 2007, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karlissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Karlissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlissa 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 86 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.

Karlissa at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

86

Since 1984

24 years of records

Peak year

1990

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1984

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2007

Karlissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1984

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Karlissa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 60% of Karlissa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlissa?
86 babies have been named Karlissa since 1984. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Karlissa most popular?
Karlissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Karlissa been used?
Karlissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 24 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Karlissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, 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, 1984–2007 (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.