How Many People Are Named Shelisa?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Shelisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Shelisa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shelisa 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 Shelisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1989
29 births
Total Registered
391
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shelisa
Shelisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 391 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shelisa as a female name
Ranked #12,483 in 1999
7 female births in 1999
Peak: 1989 (29 births)
Shelisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shelisa span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 120 babies were registered. While Shelisa is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shelisa by Decade
How has Shelisa 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.
Shelisa by State
Shelisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shelisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shelisa
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Shelisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shelisa?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Shelisa 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 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Shelisa a common name?
Shelisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 391 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shelisa most popular?
Shelisa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shelisa is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shelisa a female name?
Shelisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shelisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shelisa Smith, Shelisa Johnson, Shelisa 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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