Girls' name · since 1950
Milissa
3,003 babies named Milissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,003
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
3,003 girls have been named Milissa since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Milissa has 3,003 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2008.
- #3,596 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,003 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milissa ranks #3,596 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,003 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,003
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Milissa's 3,003 recorded births place it above 95.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Milissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Milissa's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 163, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Milissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2008
- Peak year (1968)
- 163
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Milissa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,125 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Milissa's strongest decade.
1,125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Milissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 202
1950s
202 births
- 1960s
1960s
908 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,125 births
- 1980s
1980s
638 births
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,125 births (37% of all-time use).
How Milissa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Milissa's total volume
Milissa by state
Where Milissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 221 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 167 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 133 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 123 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 122 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 103 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 49 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 45 | 1.5% |
221 of 3,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Milissa appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Milissa's data
- Milissa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,125 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Milissas (221 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Milissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1950–2008 (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 Milissa 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.