Recorded 1992–2009 Girls' name Peak 1999 33 births

Carlyssa — girls' name

33 babies named Carlyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s20
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Carlyssa was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

7 babies were named Carlyssa in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlyssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Carlyssa between 1992 and 2009, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carlyssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlyssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carlyssa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlyssa 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 33 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.

Carlyssa at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

33

Since 1992

18 years of records

Peak year

1999

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1992

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2009

Carlyssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1992

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200920052004200019991992 6

Carlyssa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
20 births that decade — 61% of Carlyssa's all-time total
1990s132000s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlyssa?
33 babies have been named Carlyssa since 1992. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 7 births.
When was Carlyssa most popular?
Carlyssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Carlyssa been used?
Carlyssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 18 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Carlyssa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, 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, 1992–2009 (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.