Recorded 1989–2015 Girls' name Peak 1989 90 births

Talyssa — girls' name

90 babies named Talyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s222000s512010s5
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Talyssa was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

12 babies were named Talyssa in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Talyssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Talyssa between 1989 and 2015, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Talyssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Talyssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Talyssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Talyssa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 90 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Talyssa at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

90

Since 1989

27 years of records

Peak year

1989

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1989

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2015

Talyssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1989

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1989)
12
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 201520092008200620042003200220011998199619911989 12

Talyssa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 57% of Talyssa's all-time total
1980s121990s222000s512010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Talyssa?
90 babies have been named Talyssa since 1989. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1989 with 12 births.
When was Talyssa most popular?
Talyssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Talyssa been used?
Talyssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 27 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Talyssa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.