Girls' name · since 1968
Mylisa
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Mylisa, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
106 girls have been named Mylisa since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylisa has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 2023.
- #26,517 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylisa ranks #26,517 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mylisa's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mylisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mylisa's full recorded timeline at 1990, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mylisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Mylisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (38 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Mylisa's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mylisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 38 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mylisa's data
- Mylisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mylisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1968–2023 (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 Mylisa 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.