Girls' name · since 1957
Marlisa
796 babies named Marlisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 796
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
796 girls have been named Marlisa since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marlisa has 796 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2021.
- #8,765 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 796 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlisa ranks #8,765 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 796 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 796
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marlisa's 796 recorded births place it above 87.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marlisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marlisa's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marlisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2021
- Peak year (1989)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Marlisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (197 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Marlisa's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Marlisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
197 births
- 1970s
1970s
169 births
- 1980s
1980s
160 births
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 197 births (25% of all-time use).
How Marlisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marlisa's total volume
Marlisa by state
Where Marlisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
25 of 796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marlisa's data
- Marlisa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlisas (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlisa: 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 (~64 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, 1957–2021 (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 Marlisa 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.