Recorded 1924–1994 Girls' name Peak 1973 128 births

Mallissa — girls' name

128 babies named Mallissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s51960s201970s521980s261990s20
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mallissa was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mallissa in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mallissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Mallissa between 1924 and 1994, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mallissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mallissa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mallissa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mallissa 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 128 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.

Mallissa at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

128

Since 1924

71 years of records

Peak year

1973

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1924

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1994

Mallissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1924

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1973)
10
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
4681012 19941989198419761973196819651924 5

Mallissa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
52 births that decade — 41% of Mallissa's all-time total
1920s51950s51960s201970s521980s261990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mallissa?
128 babies have been named Mallissa since 1924. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1973 with 10 births.
When was Mallissa most popular?
Mallissa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Mallissa been used?
Mallissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 71 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Mallissa?
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.

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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, 1924–1994 (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.