Girls' name · since 1991
Delyssa
17 babies named Delyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #47,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Delyssa since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Delyssa recorded 17 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2006.
- #47,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delyssa ranks #47,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #47,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Delyssa's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delyssa's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Delyssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Delyssa's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Delyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1991–2006 (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 Delyssa 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.