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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Malisa

Malisa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 1003rd; the most babies were born in 1973 (104). More babies were named Malisa in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1973104 babies
Total since 1880
2,340babies recorded

Malisa popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#14,4177
2000#8,35712
1990#2,62545
1980#1,63171
1970#1,28285
1960#4,07211
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890#1,4535
1880——

How popular is Malisa, counting every spelling?

Malisa is a spelling of Malissa, a name family that had 8 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 8 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Malissa8#11,54626

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Malisa?

About 2,200 people born in the US named Malisa are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 38 and 55. That makes Malisa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Malisa by state

How common Malisa was among girls born in each state in 1971–1975, around its peak. In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCA0.07Utah: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesUT0.09Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesKY0.09West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOK0.07Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesGA0.07Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Malisa, girls, 1971–1975. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Malisa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malisa, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Malisa

How popular is the name Malisa?

Malisa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 1003rd; the most babies were born in 1973 (104). More babies were named Malisa in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Malisa a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malisa in the US.

Where was Malisa most popular?

In 1971–1975, Malisa was most common in Kentucky (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Texas.