Girls' name · since 1965
Ilyssa
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 786 babies named Ilyssa, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 786
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
786 girls have been named Ilyssa since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ilyssa has 786 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2021.
- #8,849 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 786 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilyssa ranks #8,849 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 786 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 786
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ilyssa's 786 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ilyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ilyssa's full recorded timeline at 1998, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ilyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2021
- Peak year (2004)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Ilyssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (248 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Ilyssa's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ilyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
218 births
- 2000s
2000s
248 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 248 births (32% of all-time use).
How Ilyssa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ilyssa's total volume
Ilyssa by state
Where Ilyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 100 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 38 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 1.7% |
100 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ilyssa's data
- Ilyssa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ilyssas (100 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1965–2021 (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 Ilyssa 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.