Disa
Disa is a female given name and also a surname. It may be a short form of Hjördis and other names ending in -dis, or a variant of Desideria.
Meaning & Origin of Disa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Disa is a female given name and also a surname. It may be a short form of Hjördis and other names ending in -dis, or a variant of Desideria.
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The Story of Disa
Disa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1955, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 16 births, good for #3,712 nationwide. About 31% of every Disa on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Disa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 280 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Disa
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Disa , heroine in Swedish folklore
- Disa Eythorsdottir (born 1965), American bridge player
- Mike Disa (born 1965), American animator and film director
- Stokkseyrar-Dísa (1668–1728), Icelandic magician
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Names that sound like Disa
Phonetically similar names — useful when Disa is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Disa
Disa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 280 births in the dataset. Disa's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #3,712. Use the chart and map above to compare Disa'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.