How Many People Are Named Milisa?
An estimated 279 people in the United States have the first name Milisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Milisa peaked in popularity in 1972 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Milisa 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 Milisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
279
About 1 in 1,228,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1972
23 births
Total Registered
312
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Milisa
Milisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 312 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Milisa as a female name
Ranked #11,332 in 1995
7 female births in 1995
Peak: 1972 (23 births)
Milisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Milisa span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 170 babies were registered. Milisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Milisa by Decade
How has Milisa 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.
Milisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Milisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Milisa
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Milisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Milisa?
We estimate approximately 279 people named Milisa 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 1,228,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Milisa a common name?
Milisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 312 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Milisa most popular?
Milisa reached peak popularity in 1972, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Milisa is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Milisa a female name?
Milisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Milisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Milisa Smith, Milisa Johnson, Milisa 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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