Carlisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kar-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Modern
Carlisa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Carlisa come from?
Modern: modern blend of Carla and Lisa
Is Carlisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Carlisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Carlisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 39 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Carlisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carlisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,699 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 31 | #3,437 |
| 1990 | 39 | #2,895 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 27 | #3,275 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 28 | #2,974 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 30 | #2,715 |
| 1976 | 27 | #2,791 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1973 | 28 | #2,565 |
| 1972 | 25 | #2,747 |
| 1971 | 30 | #2,477 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 21 | #2,916 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,781 |
| 1966 | 21 | #2,667 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,463 |
| 1964 | 12 | #3,878 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 17 | #3,032 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,183 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
Names like Carlisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda Christina Melissa Cassandra Samantha Angela Jessica Clarissa Rebecca Vanessa Miranda Serena
Names related to Carlisa
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Carlisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carlisa, updated 20 October 2026.