Recorded 1959–1995 Girls' name Peak 1970 336 births

Valisa — girls' name

336 babies named Valisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s1291970s1241980s641990s14
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Valisa was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

24 babies were named Valisa in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 336 babies named Valisa between 1959 and 1995, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valisa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Valisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Valisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valisa 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 336 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.

Valisa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

336

Since 1959

37 years of records

Peak year

1970

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1959

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1995

Valisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1959

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1970)
24
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 199519851981197619721968196419601959 5

Valisa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
129 births that decade — 38% of Valisa's all-time total
1950s51960s1291970s1241980s641990s14

Valisa by state

Where Valisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Valisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 3.3%
California share of Valisa's total US births 3.3%

11 of 336 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valisa?
336 babies have been named Valisa since 1959. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1970 with 24 births.
When was Valisa most popular?
Valisa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Valisa most popular?
The top states for the name Valisa are California (11 births).
How long has the name Valisa been used?
Valisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 37 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Valisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, 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, 1959–1995 (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.