Girls' name · since 1953
Delissa
401 babies named Delissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 401
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Delissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 401 have been recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delissa has been recorded 401 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2013.
- #13,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 401 born since 1953
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delissa ranks #13,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 401 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 401
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Delissa's 401 recorded births place it above 81.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Delissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delissa's full recorded timeline at 1983, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2013
- Peak year (1988)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Delissa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (109 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Delissa's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Delissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
79 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 109 births (27% of all-time use).
Delissa by state
Where Delissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 4.2% |
17 of 401 births nationwide.
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What to do with Delissa's data
- Delissa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Delissas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Delissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1953–2013 (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 Delissa 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.