Girls' name · since 1966
Salisa
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Salisa, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
116 girls have been named Salisa since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Salisa recorded 116 times among girls since 1966, 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 1966 to 2002.
- #25,562 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salisa ranks #25,562 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Salisa's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Salisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salisa splits its recorded history at 1978: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2002
- Peak year (1972)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Salisa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (37 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Salisa's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Salisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 37 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Salisa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Salisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1966–2002 (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 Salisa 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.