How Many People Are Named Carlissa?
An estimated 621 people in the United States have the first name Carlissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Carlissa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlissa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carlissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
621
About 1 in 551,939 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1989
27 births
Total Registered
658
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlissa
Carlissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 658 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlissa as a female name
Ranked #16,752 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1989 (27 births)
Carlissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlissa span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 193 babies were registered. Carlissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlissa by Decade
How has Carlissa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carlissa by State
Carlissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlissa
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Carlissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlissa?
We estimate approximately 621 people named Carlissa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 551,939 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlissa a common name?
Carlissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 658 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlissa most popular?
Carlissa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlissa is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlissa a female name?
Carlissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlissa Smith, Carlissa Johnson, Carlissa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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