Malissa
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 22 births
- Debut · girls
- 22 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 8,866since 1880
Malissa over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Malissa has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 |
| 2024 | — | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 |
| 2018 | #7,762 | 14 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 |
| 2011 | #7,436 | 16 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 |
| 2009 | #6,544 | 20 |
| 2008 | #4,647 | 32 |
| 2007 | #4,567 | 32 |
| 2006 | #4,953 | 28 |
| 2005 | #4,373 | 31 |
| 2004 | #4,492 | 30 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 |
| 2002 | #3,978 | 32 |
| 2001 | #3,940 | 32 |
| 2000 | #3,664 | 35 |
| 1999 | #3,048 | 43 |
| 1998 | #2,498 | 55 |
| 1997 | #2,158 | 64 |
| 1996 | #2,106 | 65 |
| 1995 | #2,216 | 60 |
| 1994 | #1,594 | 95 |
| 1993 | #1,438 | 112 |
| 1992 | #1,305 | 129 |
| 1991 | #1,290 | 129 |
| 1990 | #1,146 | 150 |
| 1989 | #1,091 | 153 |
| 1988 | #1,025 | 158 |
| 1987 | #1,044 | 148 |
| 1986 | #941 | 169 |
| 1985 | #929 | 170 |
| 1984 | #841 | 183 |
| 1983 | #860 | 177 |
| 1982 | #776 | 211 |
| 1981 | #722 | 228 |
| 1980 | #792 | 207 |
| 1979 | #588 | 307 |
| 1978 | #660 | 244 |
| 1977 | #643 | 258 |
| 1976 | #662 | 231 |
| 1975 | #657 | 231 |
| 1974 | #649 | 234 |
| 1973 | #570 | 288 |
| 1972 | #547 | 305 |
| 1971 | #592 | 294 |
| 1970 | #630 | 265 |
| 1969 | #612 | 268 |
| 1968 | #600 | 258 |
| 1967 | #642 | 221 |
| 1966 | #728 | 183 |
| 1965 | #894 | 126 |
| 1964 | #1,125 | 95 |
| 1963 | #1,201 | 83 |
| 1962 | #1,407 | 62 |
| 1961 | #1,499 | 56 |
| 1960 | #1,561 | 51 |
| 1959 | #1,985 | 32 |
| 1958 | #1,762 | 38 |
| 1957 | #1,570 | 47 |
| 1956 | #1,760 | 36 |
| 1955 | #2,341 | 22 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 |
| 1953 | #2,236 | 22 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 |
| 1951 | #1,740 | 31 |
| 1950 | #2,185 | 20 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 |
| 1948 | #2,589 | 15 |
| 1947 | #1,993 | 24 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 |
| 1940 | #1,900 | 18 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 |
| 1927 | #1,619 | 26 |
| 1926 | #1,667 | 25 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 |
| 1924 | #1,227 | 42 |
| 1923 | #1,520 | 29 |
| 1922 | #1,536 | 29 |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,550 | 28 |
| 1919 | #1,423 | 30 |
| 1918 | #1,497 | 28 |
| 1917 | #1,605 | 23 |
| 1916 | #1,485 | 25 |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 |
| 1914 | #1,003 | 35 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 |
| 1912 | #1,032 | 25 |
| 1911 | #1,071 | 17 |
| 1910 | #914 | 22 |
| 1909 | #1,104 | 14 |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 |
| 1907 | #790 | 22 |
| 1906 | #818 | 20 |
| 1905 | #761 | 23 |
| 1904 | #805 | 20 |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 |
| 1902 | #688 | 24 |
| 1901 | #881 | 14 |
| 1900 | #639 | 30 |
| 1899 | #756 | 18 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 |
| 1897 | #761 | 17 |
| 1896 | #621 | 25 |
| 1895 | #622 | 24 |
| 1894 | #697 | 18 |
| 1893 | #644 | 20 |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 |
| 1891 | #644 | 17 |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 |
| 1889 | #516 | 24 |
| 1888 | #636 | 16 |
| 1887 | #537 | 17 |
| 1886 | #476 | 21 |
| 1885 | #413 | 25 |
| 1884 | #583 | 13 |
| 1883 | #375 | 24 |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 |
| 1881 | #418 | 16 |
| 1880 | #342 | 22 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Malissa was already there! It came in at #342, and was given to 22 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2024, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Malissa is popular in 1973
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#279 · 1 in 1,626
- Oklahoma#285 · 1 in 1,538
- Kentucky#305 · 1 in 1,933
- South Carolina#354 · 1 in 2,297
- Iowa#368 · 1 in 3,260
Best ever in a state: #179 in Rhode Island, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #279 | 7 | 1 in 1,626 |
| Oklahoma | #285 | 10 | 1 in 1,538 |
| Kentucky | #305 | 12 | 1 in 1,933 |
| South Carolina | #354 | 8 | 1 in 2,297 |
| Iowa | #368 | 5 | 1 in 3,260 |
| Missouri | #384 | 10 | 1 in 2,916 |
| Alabama | #394 | 9 | 1 in 2,552 |
| Ohio | #404 | 21 | 1 in 3,345 |
| Georgia | #413 | 12 | 1 in 2,839 |
| Michigan | #426 | 17 | 1 in 3,464 |
| Mississippi | #431 | 6 | 1 in 2,734 |
| Washington | #444 | 6 | 1 in 3,131 |
| Indiana | #464 | 9 | 1 in 3,939 |
| Florida | #505 | 12 | 1 in 3,579 |
| Tennessee | #505 | 6 | 1 in 4,573 |
| Texas | #516 | 27 | 1 in 3,495 |
| Virginia | #521 | 6 | 1 in 4,679 |
| North Carolina | #537 | 7 | 1 in 4,982 |
| Louisiana | #691 | 5 | 1 in 5,137 |
| Pennsylvania | #701 | 8 | 1 in 8,444 |
| California | #716 | 22 | 1 in 5,945 |
| New York | #834 | 12 | 1 in 8,612 |
| Illinois | #851 | 8 | 1 in 8,777 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 173 spots since 2020 (#11,090 → #10,917)
- 1,436 spots since 2015 (#9,481 → #10,917)
- Biggest jump: 365 spots in 1883 (#740 → #375)
- Biggest drop: 322 spots in 1882 (#418 → #740)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #342 (22 births)
- Births halved by 1882, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 50 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1965–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,136
- Highest: 1 in 4,136 girls born in 1880 were named Malissa (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 30.0% of all girls named Malissa (2,657) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 185 | #342 (1880) | #504 |
| 1890s | 192 | #578 (1890) | #695 |
| 1900s | 196 | #639 (1900) | #846 |
| 1910s | 250 | #914 (1910) | #1,273 |
| 1920s | 265 | #1,227 (1924) | #1,666 |
| 1930s | 121 | #1,748 (1930) | #2,644 |
| 1940s | 149 | #1,900 (1940) | #2,574 |
| 1950s | 293 | #1,570 (1957) | #2,000 |
| 1960s | 1,403 | #600 (1968) | #1,027 |
| 1970s | 2,657 | #547 (1972) | #620 |
| 1980s | 1,804 | #722 (1981) | #902 |
| 1990s | 902 | #1,146 (1990) | #1,880 |
| 2000s | 302 | #3,664 (2000) | #4,547 |
| 2010s | 113 | #7,302 (2014) | #10,053 |
| 2020s | 34 | #10,917 (2025) | #12,595 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Malissa in 1973
girls
#570
288 births · 1 in 5,063 girls
Top girls' names in 1973
More about 1973
girls
1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 5,063 of them was named Malissa, which outranked 94.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.