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Girl name

Salisa

100% girls · last recorded 2002

Salisa has been given to about 116 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 111
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Salisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time116

How popular is Salisa?

Its best year was 1972, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 4478th. The typical living American called Salisa is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Salisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alisa0.88
  2. Jalisa0.88
  3. Alissa0.84
  4. Malissa0.85
  5. Salina0.81
  6. Alysa0.79
  7. Alyssa0.76
  8. Marisa0.75

Middle names for Salisa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Salisa Rose0.85
  2. Salisa Louise0.85
  3. Salisa June0.84
  4. Salisa Pearl0.84
  5. Salisa Quinn0.84
  6. Salisa Nell0.84

Sibling names for Salisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.60
  2. Michellesister · 0.56
  3. Ericbrother · 0.54
  4. Monicasister · 0.53
  5. Christopherbrother · 0.52
  6. Brianbrother · 0.52

Where Salisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Salisa White0.80
    2. Salisa Reyes0.80
    3. Salisa Nguyen0.80
    4. Salisa Moore0.80
    5. Salisa Lee0.80
    6. Salisa Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Salisa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.