Adisa
Adisa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Abdulkareem Adisa, Nigerian general Alao Fatai Adisa, Nigerian footballer Lawrence Adisa, American actor, producer and writer Opal Palmer Adisa, Jamaican-born American poet and academic Tunde Adisa, Nigerian para table tennis player
Meaning & Origin of Adisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adisa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Abdulkareem Adisa, Nigerian general Alao Fatai Adisa, Nigerian footballer Lawrence Adisa, American actor, producer and writer Opal Palmer Adisa, Jamaican-born American poet and academic Tunde Adisa, Nigerian para table tennis player
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The Story of Adisa
As a girl name
Adisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 10 Adisas were born — ranking #10,372 that year. As of 2026, Adisa ranks #13,455 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 117 Adisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Adisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 9 Adisas were born — ranking #3,836 that year. As of 2026, Adisa ranks #10,791 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Adisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Adisa
Adisa is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 117 births in the dataset. Adisa's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #10,372. Use the chart and map above to compare Adisa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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