Given name
Olisa
“devoted to God”
Olisa is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “devoted to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “devoted to God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Olisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56
- 0 boys · 56 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 11 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 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 213 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.
Olisa’s family of names
Olisa has a related form in Olisah. Olisa has a related form in Olissa. Olisa has a related form in Olissah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Olisa
- Olisa NdahNigerian professional footballerborn 1998
- Olisa AgbakobaNigerian human rights activist, maritime lawyer and former President of Nigerian Bar Associationborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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