Girls' name · since 1979
Malyssa
399 babies named Malyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 399
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malyssa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 399 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malyssa has been recorded 399 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2019.
- #13,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 399 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malyssa ranks #13,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 399 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 399
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malyssa's 399 recorded births place it above 81.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Malyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malyssa splits its recorded history at 2001: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2019
- Peak year (1993)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Malyssa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (194 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Malyssa's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Malyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 194 births (49% of all-time use).
Malyssa by state
Where Malyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 9.0% |
36 of 399 births nationwide.
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What to do with Malyssa's data
- Malyssa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Malyssas (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1979–2019 (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 Malyssa 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.