Malissa
Malissa was the 11546th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 348th; the most babies were born in 1979 (307). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,633 places. More babies were named Malissa in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,546 girls, up 201 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1979307 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,866babies recorded
Malissa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,546 | 8 |
| 2020 | #11,747 | 8 |
| 2010 | #9,590 | 12 |
| 2000 | #3,706 | 35 |
| 1990 | #1,151 | 150 |
| 1980 | #793 | 207 |
| 1970 | #630 | 265 |
| 1960 | #1,571 | 51 |
| 1950 | #2,226 | 20 |
| 1940 | #1,939 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,787 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,571 | 28 |
| 1910 | #932 | 22 |
| 1900 | #652 | 30 |
| 1890 | #592 | 20 |
| 1880 | #348 | 22 |
How popular is Malissa, counting every spelling?
Malissa is the most common spelling of a name family that had 8 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 8 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malissa | 8 | #11,546 | 26 |
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 many kids will share the name Malissa?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malissa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Malissa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malissa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malissa?
About 7,200 people born in the US named Malissa are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 40 and 56. That makes Malissa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Malissa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malissa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malissa
How popular is the name Malissa?
Malissa was the 11546th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 348th; the most babies were born in 1979 (307). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,633 places. More babies were named Malissa in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Malissa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malissa in the US.