US rank #11225 Girls' name Peak 1989 2,084 births

Talisa — #11225 US girls' name

2,084 babies named Talisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s1471970s3481980s5981990s5212000s3182010s1262020s21
#11225
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Talisa was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

168 babies were named Talisa in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,084 babies named Talisa between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Talisa currently holds the #11225 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 168 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talisa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 598 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Talisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 133 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Talisa in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talisa 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 2,084 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.

Talisa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,084

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

1989

168 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#11,225

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Talisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
168
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Talisa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
598 births that decade — 29% of Talisa's all-time total
1950s51960s1471970s3481980s5981990s5212000s3182010s1262020s21

Talisa by state

Where Talisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Talisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
133 6.4%
#2 New York
71 3.4%
#3 Illinois
62 3.0%
#4 Florida
45 2.2%
#5 Texas
32 1.5%
#6 Michigan
20 1.0%
#7 Pennsylvania
19 0.9%
#8 New Jersey
15 0.7%
California share of Talisa's total US births 6.4%
Even split

133 of 2,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Talisa appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talisa?
2,084 babies have been named Talisa since 1959. It currently ranks #11225 among girls. The peak year was 1989 with 168 births.
When was Talisa most popular?
Talisa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 598 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Talisa most popular?
The top states for the name Talisa are California (133 births), New York (71 births), Illinois (62 births).
How long has the name Talisa been used?
Talisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Talisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1959–2024 (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.