Total births
39
Girls' name · since 1997
Kaylissa
Kaylissa has 39 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1997–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
39 girls have been named Kaylissa since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kaylissa has 39 recorded births among girls since 1997, 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 1997 to 2010.
- 39 total births
- 1997–2010 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 girls have been named Kaylissa since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.
- 39
- total births
- 1997–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Kaylissa was born in this single decade.
1997
Single peak year
6 babies were named Kaylissa in 1997 - its busiest year on record.
Kaylissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaylissa's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaylissa at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Kaylissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2010
- Peak year (1997)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kaylissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kaylissa's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Kaylissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kaylissa? ▼
Kaylissa has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 6 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
When was Kaylissa most popular? ▼
Kaylissa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Kaylissa been used? ▼
Records for Kaylissa go back to 1997, giving 14 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Kaylissa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kaylissa's data
- Kaylissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kaylissa
Nearby Names Like Kaylissa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kaylissa
Kayla Girl
#337 346,570 births
Kaylee Girl
#220 140,425 births
Kay Girl
#3897 98,621 births
Kayleigh Girl
#731 34,561 births
Kaylie Girl
#1239 22,101 births
Compare Kaylissa side by side: Kaylissa vs Kayla Kaylissa vs Kaylee Kaylissa vs Kay
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kaylissa: Baby Name Since 1997 - 39 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kaylissa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kaylissa 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 July 2026.