Girls' name · since 1989
Illyssa
20 babies named Illyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
20 girls have been named Illyssa since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illyssa has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1989, 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 1989 to 2008.
- #45,987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illyssa ranks #45,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #45,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Illyssa's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Illyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Illyssa's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded.
Illyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Illyssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Illyssa's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Illyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Illyssa: 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 (~19 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, 1989–2008 (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 Illyssa 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.