Total births
100
Girls' name · since 1968
Mallisa
100 babies named Mallisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 100
- total births
- 1968–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
100 girls have been named Mallisa since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mallisa has 100 recorded births among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 1993.
- 100 total births
- 1968–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
100 girls have been named Mallisa since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.
- 100
- total births
- 1968–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Mallisa was born in this single decade.
1982
Single peak year
11 babies were named Mallisa in 1982 - its busiest year on record.
Mallisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mallisa's full recorded timeline at 1982, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mallisa at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1982
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1968
Mallisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1993
- Peak year (1982)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Mallisa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Mallisa's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Mallisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mallisa? ▼
100 babies have been named Mallisa since 1968. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Mallisa most popular? ▼
Mallisa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Mallisa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mallisa since 1968 -- 26 years through the most recent 1993 data.
What names are similar to Mallisa? ▼
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.
What to do with Mallisa's data
- Mallisa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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 Mallisa
Nearby Names Like Mallisa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mallisa
Mallory Girl
#412 59,044 births
Malia Girl
#328 31,606 births
Malinda Girl
#2857 21,464 births
Maliyah Girl
#589 15,359 births
Malaysia Girl
#855 11,031 births
Compare Mallisa side by side: Mallisa vs Mallory Mallisa vs Malia Mallisa vs Malinda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1968–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mallisa: Baby Name Since 1968 - 100 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mallisa. 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 Mallisa 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.