Girls' name · since 1971
Talissa
406 babies named Talissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 406
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Talissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 406 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talissa has been recorded 406 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2017.
- #13,404 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 406 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Talissa ranks #13,404 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 406 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 406
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Talissa's 406 recorded births place it above 81.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Talissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Talissa's full recorded timeline at 1995, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Talissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2017
- Peak year (1990)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Talissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (163 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Talissa's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Talissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 163 births (40% of all-time use).
Talissa by state
Where Talissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9 | 2.2% |
9 of 406 births nationwide.
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What to do with Talissa's data
- Talissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Talissas (9 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 Talissa: 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 (~46 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, 1971–2017 (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 Talissa 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.