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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Milissa

Milissa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 786th with 163 babies. More babies were named Milissa in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1968163 babies
Total since 1880
3,003babies recorded

Milissa 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——
2000——
1990#3,27034
1980#1,44285
1970#859157
1960#1,71644
1950#5,8575
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Milissa, counting every spelling?

Milissa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Milissa?

About 2,800 people born in the US named Milissa are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 46 and 59. That makes Milissa 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.

Milissa by state

How common Milissa was among girls born in each state in 1966–1970, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.3×), Minnesota (2.3×), Ohio (1.6×). In 32 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWI0.03Vermont: 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: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesMN0.19Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMI0.10New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMA0.03Oregon: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIA0.07Indiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIN0.06Ohio: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOH0.13Pennsylvania: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesPA0.12New Jersey: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.05Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNE0.10Missouri: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMO0.08Kentucky: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesKY0.14West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesVA0.07Maryland: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesLA0.19Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Milissa, girls, 1966–1970. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Milissa

How popular is the name Milissa?

Milissa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 786th with 163 babies. More babies were named Milissa in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Milissa a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,003 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Milissa most popular?

In 1966–1970, Milissa was most common in Louisiana (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Kentucky.