Is Carlisa a boy or girl name?

Carlisa is a girl’s name. Of the 1,001 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Carlisa

Recorded 1957–2014 · United States

Carlisa was most popular in 1990, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,667 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,001 people named Carlisa.

Carlisa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carlisa’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carlisa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carlisa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,001 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org