Recorded 1881–1971 Girls' name Peak 1915 449 births

Malissie — girls' name

449 babies named Malissie in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s471890s671900s801910s1261920s1031930s211970s5
1910s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Malissie was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

17 babies were named Malissie in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malissie

The Social Security Administration has registered 449 babies named Malissie between 1881 and 1971, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malissie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malissie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Malissie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malissie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malissie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 449 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Malissie at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

449

Since 1881

91 years of records

Peak year

1915

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1881

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 1971

Malissie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1881

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1915)
17
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
05101520 19711927192019131906189718901881 8

Malissie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
126 births that decade — 28% of Malissie's all-time total
1880s471890s671900s801910s1261920s1031930s211970s5

Malissie by state

Where Malissie concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malissie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 1.1%
North Carolina share of Malissie's total US births 1.1%

5 of 449 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malissie?
449 babies have been named Malissie since 1881. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1915 with 17 births.
When was Malissie most popular?
Malissie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Malissie most popular?
The top states for the name Malissie are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Malissie been used?
Malissie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 91 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Malissie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1881–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.