Recorded 1966–2002 Girls' name Peak 1972 116 births

Salisa — girls' name

116 babies named Salisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s271970s371980s291990s182000s5
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Salisa was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

13 babies were named Salisa in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Salisa between 1966 and 2002, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Salisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Salisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salisa 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 116 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.

Salisa at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

116

Since 1966

37 years of records

Peak year

1972

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1966

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2002

Salisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1966

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1972)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 2002199019871977197119671966 9

Salisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 32% of Salisa's all-time total
1960s271970s371980s291990s182000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salisa?
116 babies have been named Salisa since 1966. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1972 with 13 births.
When was Salisa most popular?
Salisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Salisa been used?
Salisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 37 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Salisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sally, Sallie, Salma, Salina, 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, 1966–2002 (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.