Talissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Modern
Talissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Talissa mean?
Modern: spelling of Talisa; perhaps from Talitha or a blend of Talia and Lisa
Talisa Maegyr is Robb Stark's wife in the TV series Game of Thrones.
Meaning borrowed from Talisa.
Is Talissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Talissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Talissa 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 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Talissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Talissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 31 | #3,431 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
Names like Talissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samira Shayla Amira Zaira Khadija Aaliyah Aliya Salma Alyssa Aziza Samara Summer
Names related to Talissa
More Modern names
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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, “Talissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/talissa, updated 20 October 2026.