Is Telisa a boy or girl name?

Telisa is a girl’s name. Of the 1,097 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Telisa

Recorded 1956–2007 · United States

Telisa was most popular in 1973, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,886 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,097 people named Telisa.

Telisa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Telisa’s peak in 1973. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Telisa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Telisa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,097 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