Girls' name · since 1963
Shelisa
391 babies named Shelisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 391
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
391 girls have been named Shelisa since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shelisa has 391 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1999.
- #13,707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 391 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelisa ranks #13,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 391 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 391
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shelisa's 391 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shelisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shelisa splits its recorded history at 1982: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shelisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1999
- Peak year (1989)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Shelisa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (120 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Shelisa's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shelisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 120 births (31% of all-time use).
Shelisa by state
Where Shelisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 391 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shelisa's data
- Shelisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 1990s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Shelisas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Shelisa: 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 (~36 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, 1963–1999 (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 Shelisa 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.