Talisa
Talisa is a female given name. Notable people with the name include
Meaning & Origin of Talisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Talisa is a female given name. Notable people with the name include
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The Story of Talisa
Talisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 168 Talisas were born — ranking #1,019 that year. As of 2026, Talisa ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Talisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Talisa
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- Talisa Lanoe (born 1994), Kenyan swimmer
- Talisa Soto (born 1967), American actress
- Talisa Torretti (born 2003), Italian gymnast
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Names that sound like Talisa
Phonetically similar names — useful when Talisa 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 Talisa
Talisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Talisa's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #1,019. Use the chart and map above to compare Talisa'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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