Name Legacy

Carlissa

Recorded 1959–2016 · United States

Carlissa was most popular in 1989, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,819 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 658 people named Carlissa.

Most popular in1989
Rank that year#5,819
Births that year27
Total since 1880658
Given to100% girls

Carlissa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Carlissa’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carlissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carlissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 658 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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