Recorded 1971–1983 Girls' name Peak 1979 21 births

Amissa — girls' name

21 babies named Amissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s5

The verdict

21 girls have been named Amissa since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

21
total births
1971–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Amissa was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

6 babies were named Amissa in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Amissa between 1971 and 1983, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amissa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amissa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amissa at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

21

Since 1971

13 years of records

Peak year

1979

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1971

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1983

Amissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1971

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1979)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 1983197919741971 5

Amissa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 76% of Amissa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amissa?
21 babies have been named Amissa since 1971. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1979 with 6 births.
When was Amissa most popular?
Amissa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Amissa been used?
Amissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 13 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Amissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amira, Amie, Amina, Amiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.