Is Alisa a boy or girl name?
Alisa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 152 girls and 0 boys were named Alisa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 34,600 US babies named Alisa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,442
- Babies named Alisa since 1945
- 34,600
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 1,153 babies
Boys and girls named Alisa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,941 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 8,421 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 17 | 7,586 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 5,217 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,425 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,541 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,542 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 861 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,442 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,378 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,367 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,236 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,227 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,158 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,039 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 262 | #990 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 259 | #1,021 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 258 | #1,034 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 286 | #943 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,046 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 261 | #972 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,012 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 278 | #931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 285 | #939 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 320 | #873 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 321 | #868 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 300 | #887 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 356 | #752 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 382 | #701 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 374 | #699 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 404 | #630 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 384 | #656 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 415 | #611 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 415 | #590 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 418 | #580 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 387 | #592 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 415 | #562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 419 | #557 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 449 | #543 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 417 | #571 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 465 | #513 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 507 | #481 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 533 | #459 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 538 | #451 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 489 | #458 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 490 | #451 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 487 | #443 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 492 | #445 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 510 | #416 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 508 | #426 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 512 | #428 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 570 | #396 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 621 | #374 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,861 | 762 | #313 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 575 | #370 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 641 | #346 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 587 | #357 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 576 | #361 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 667 | #331 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 787 | #299 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,004 | 775 | #310 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,930 | 1,063 | #271 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,153 | #265 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,108 | #261 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 999 | #271 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 921 | #278 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 862 | #291 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 924 | #288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 820 | #333 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,059 | 934 | #303 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 667 | #364 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 601 | #391 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 585 | #395 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 491 | #431 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 419 | #463 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 264 | #599 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 243 | #613 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 185 | #688 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 137 | #802 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 99 | #949 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,216 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,922 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,537 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,854 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,892 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,712 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,670 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,033 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alisa reached #4,059 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #261 in 1969. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alisa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.