Girls' name · since 1967
Shalisa
863 babies named Shalisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 863
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 863 have been recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Shalisa recorded 863 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2010.
- #8,317 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 863 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalisa ranks #8,317 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 863 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 863
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalisa's 863 recorded births place it above 88.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shalisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalisa splits its recorded history at 1988: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2010
- Peak year (1989)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Shalisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (326 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Shalisa's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shalisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
170 births
- 1980s
1980s
265 births
- 1990s
1990s
326 births
- 2000s 75
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 326 births (38% of all-time use).
How Shalisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shalisa's total volume
Shalisa by state
Where Shalisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
26 of 863 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Shalisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shalisas (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shalisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1967–2010 (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 Shalisa 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.