Girls' name · since 1990
Calyssa
295 babies named Calyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 295
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Calyssa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 295 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calyssa has been recorded 295 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2018.
- #16,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 295 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calyssa ranks #16,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 295 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 295
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Calyssa's 295 recorded births place it above 77.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Calyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Calyssa's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Calyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2018
- Peak year (2011)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Calyssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (133 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Calyssa's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Calyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 133 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Calyssa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2010s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Calyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1990–2018 (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 Calyssa 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.