Alisa
Girl name
Alisa meaning
Alisa comes from Elissa, which was the name of the Queen of Carthage, an ancient civilization that existed in modern day Tunisia. The name probably means wanderer in Phoenician. It may also be derived from the name of the flower known as alyssum.
Alisa at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- أليساAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,442 in 2024
Alisa popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,535 | 16 |
| 1960 | #395 | 585 |
| 1969 | #261 | 1,108 |
| 1970 | #265 | 1,153 |
| 1980 | #374 | 621 |
| 1990 | #459 | 533 |
| 2000 | #611 | 415 |
| 2010 | #931 | 278 |
| 2020 | #1,227 | 186 |
| 2024 | #1,442 | 152 |
All 80 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 |
| 1949 | #2,851 | 13 |
| 1950 | #2,535 | 16 |
| 1951 | #1,921 | 26 |
| 1952 | #1,216 | 61 |
| 1953 | #948 | 99 |
| 1954 | #802 | 137 |
| 1955 | #688 | 185 |
| 1956 | #613 | 243 |
| 1957 | #599 | 264 |
| 1958 | #462 | 419 |
| 1959 | #431 | 491 |
| 1960 | #395 | 585 |
| 1961 | #391 | 601 |
| 1962 | #364 | 667 |
| 1963 | #303 | 934 |
| 1964 | #333 | 820 |
| 1965 | #288 | 924 |
| 1966 | #291 | 862 |
| 1967 | #278 | 921 |
| 1968 | #271 | 999 |
| 1969 | #261 | 1,108 |
| 1970 | #265 | 1,153 |
| 1971 | #271 | 1,063 |
| 1972 | #310 | 775 |
| 1973 | #299 | 787 |
| 1974 | #331 | 667 |
| 1975 | #361 | 576 |
| 1976 | #357 | 587 |
| 1977 | #346 | 641 |
| 1978 | #370 | 575 |
| 1979 | #313 | 762 |
| 1980 | #374 | 621 |
| 1981 | #396 | 570 |
| 1982 | #428 | 512 |
| 1983 | #426 | 508 |
| 1984 | #416 | 510 |
| 1985 | #445 | 492 |
| 1986 | #443 | 487 |
| 1987 | #451 | 490 |
| 1988 | #458 | 489 |
| 1989 | #451 | 538 |
| 1990 | #459 | 533 |
| 1991 | #481 | 507 |
| 1992 | #513 | 465 |
| 1993 | #571 | 417 |
| 1994 | #543 | 449 |
| 1995 | #557 | 419 |
| 1996 | #562 | 415 |
| 1997 | #592 | 387 |
| 1998 | #580 | 418 |
| 1999 | #590 | 415 |
| 2000 | #611 | 415 |
| 2001 | #656 | 384 |
| 2002 | #630 | 404 |
| 2003 | #699 | 374 |
| 2004 | #701 | 382 |
| 2005 | #752 | 356 |
| 2006 | #887 | 300 |
| 2007 | #868 | 321 |
| 2008 | #872 | 320 |
| 2009 | #939 | 285 |
| 2010 | #931 | 278 |
| 2011 | #1,012 | 247 |
| 2012 | #972 | 261 |
| 2013 | #1,046 | 236 |
| 2014 | #943 | 286 |
| 2015 | #1,034 | 258 |
| 2016 | #1,021 | 259 |
| 2017 | #990 | 262 |
| 2018 | #1,039 | 248 |
| 2019 | #1,158 | 207 |
| 2020 | #1,227 | 186 |
| 2021 | #1,236 | 190 |
| 2022 | #1,366 | 170 |
| 2023 | #1,377 | 163 |
| 2024 | #1,442 | 152 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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