Girls' name · since 1961
Selisa
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 83 babies named Selisa, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Selisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 83 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selisa has been recorded 83 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1990.
- #29,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 83 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selisa ranks #29,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #29,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Selisa's 83 recorded births place it above 59.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Selisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Selisa's full recorded timeline at 1969, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Selisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1990
- Peak year (1962)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Selisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (58 births, 70% of the file).
1960s was Selisa's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Selisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 58 births (70% of all-time use).
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What to do with Selisa's data
- Selisa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Selisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1961–1990 (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 Selisa 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.