Girls' name · since 1982
Shalissa
Shalissa has 89 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
89 girls have been named Shalissa since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shalissa recorded 89 times among girls since 1982, 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 1982 to 2001.
- #28,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalissa ranks #28,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalissa's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shalissa's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shalissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2001
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shalissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (64 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Shalissa's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Shalissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 64 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Shalissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (64 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 Shalissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1982–2001 (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 Shalissa 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.