Girls' name · since 1962
Calissa
910 babies named Calissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,991 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 910
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Calissa currently ranks #7991 among girls' names in America, with 910 babies recorded since 1962.
Calissa has 910 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7991 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #8,015 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,991 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 910 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calissa ranks #8,015 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,991 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 910 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,991 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 910
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Calissa's 910 recorded births place it above 88.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Calissa compares
910 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Calissa's all-time total is 142% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calissa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 910 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Calissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Calissa's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Calissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Calissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (371 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Calissa's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Calissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
371 births
- 2010s
2010s
250 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 371 births (41% of all-time use).
How Calissa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Calissa's total volume
Calissa by state
Where Calissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 83 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
83 of 910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Calissa's data
- Calissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (371 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Calissas (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Calissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Calissa 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.