Girls' name · since 1961
Milisa
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 312 babies named Milisa, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 312
- total births
- 1961–1995
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Milisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 312 have been recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Milisa recorded 312 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1995.
- 312 total births
- 1961–1995 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Milisa's 312 recorded births place it above 78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Milisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Milisa splits its recorded history at 1975: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Milisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1995
- Peak year (1972)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Milisa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Milisa's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Milisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s
1970s
170 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 170 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Milisa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1961–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Milisa: Baby Name Since 1961 - 312 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/milisa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Milisa 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 July 2026.