Girls' name · since 1967
Ilissa
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 249 babies named Ilissa, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ilissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 249 have been recorded since 1967.
Ilissa has 249 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2002.
- #17,628 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilissa ranks #17,628 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ilissa's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ilissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilissa's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2002
- Peak year (1989)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Ilissa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (102 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Ilissa's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ilissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 102 births (41% of all-time use).
Ilissa by state
Where Ilissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
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- Ilissa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ilissas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1967–2002 (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 Ilissa 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.