How Many People Are Named Talisa?
An estimated 1,969 people in the United States have the first name Talisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Talisa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 168 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talisa 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 Talisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,969
About 1 in 174,075 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1989
168 births
Total Registered
2,084
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talisa
Talisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,084 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Talisa as a female name
Ranked #12,005 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (168 births)
Talisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talisa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 598 babies were registered. Talisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talisa by Decade
How has Talisa 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.
Talisa by State
Birth registrations for Talisa span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, North Carolina, Indiana. On average, about 27 Talisas were registered per state.
Talisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Talisa
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Talisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talisa?
We estimate approximately 1,969 people named Talisa 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 174,075 Americans share this first name.
Is Talisa a common name?
Talisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,084 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talisa most popular?
Talisa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 168 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talisa is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talisa a female name?
Talisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talisa Smith, Talisa Johnson, Talisa 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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