Girls' name · since 1968
Belissa
68 babies named Belissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Belissa since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Belissa recorded 68 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2022.
- #31,406 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belissa ranks #31,406 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Belissa's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Belissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Belissa splits its recorded history at 1977: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Belissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2022
- Peak year (1970)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Belissa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (40 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Belissa's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Belissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 40 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Belissa's data
- Belissa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Belissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Belissa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.