Carlisa
Carlisa is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Carlisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carlisa is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Carlisa
American parents first put Carlisa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1957, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 39 Carlisas were born — ranking #2,900 that year. About 25% of every Carlisa on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Carlisa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Carlisa most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- AO43%
- Romania20%
- Malaysia15%
- Switzerland13%
- United States9%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Carlisa
Phonetically similar names — useful when Carlisa is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Carlisa
Carlisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Carlisa's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,900. Use the chart and map above to compare Carlisa'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.