Girls' name · since 1958
Marlissa
Marlissa has 420 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marlissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 420 recorded since 1958.
Marlissa has 420 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2012.
- #13,133 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 420 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlissa ranks #13,133 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 420 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marlissa's 420 recorded births place it above 81.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Marlissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marlissa's full recorded timeline at 1990, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marlissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2012
- Peak year (1992)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Marlissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (114 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Marlissa's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Marlissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 114 births (27% of all-time use).
Marlissa by state
Where Marlissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.7% |
10 of 420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marlissa's data
- Marlissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Marlissas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1958–2012 (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 Marlissa 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.