Recorded 1961–1990 Girls' name Peak 1962 83 births

Selisa — girls' name

83 babies named Selisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s581970s151980s51990s5

The verdict

83 girls have been named Selisa since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1990.

83
total births
1961–1990
years on record
1960s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Selisa was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

12 babies were named Selisa in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Selisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Selisa between 1961 and 1990, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Selisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selisa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Selisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selisa 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 83 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.

Selisa at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

83

Since 1961

30 years of records

Peak year

1962

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1961

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1990

Selisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1961

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1962)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Selisa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
58 births that decade — 70% of Selisa's all-time total
1960s581970s151980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Selisa?
83 babies have been named Selisa since 1961. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1962 with 12 births.
When was Selisa most popular?
Selisa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Selisa been used?
Selisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 30 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Selisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Selena, Selma, Selina, Selah, 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, 1961–1990 (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.