Given name
Chalisa
“one who is optimistic”
Chalisa is a variant of Chalissa. One American interpretation is “one who is optimistic.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chalisa is a variant of Chalissa. One American interpretation is “one who is optimistic.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chalisa is a variant of Chalissa. An origin associated with Chalissa is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chalisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 119
- 0 boys · 119 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 180 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chalisa’s family of names
Chalisa has a related form in Chalissa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.