Girls' name · since 1957
Mylissa
399 babies named Mylissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 399
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mylissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 399 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Mylissa recorded 399 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2012.
- #13,538 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 399 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylissa ranks #13,538 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 399 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 399
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mylissa'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 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mylissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mylissa splits its recorded history at 1983: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mylissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2012
- Peak year (1991)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Mylissa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (121 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Mylissa's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mylissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 121 births (30% of all-time use).
Mylissa by state
Where Mylissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Oregon | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Mylissa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mylissas (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mylissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
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, 1957–2012 (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 Mylissa 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.