Recorded 1953–2003 Girls' name Peak 1967 214 births

Valissa — girls' name

214 babies named Valissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s611970s361980s661990s332000s13
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Valissa was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

12 babies were named Valissa in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Valissa between 1953 and 2003, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valissa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Valissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valissa 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 214 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.

Valissa at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

214

Since 1953

51 years of records

Peak year

1967

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1953

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2003

Valissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1953

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1967)
12
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 200319921988198419781970196619601953 5

Valissa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
66 births that decade — 31% of Valissa's all-time total
1950s51960s611970s361980s661990s332000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valissa?
214 babies have been named Valissa since 1953. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1967 with 12 births.
When was Valissa most popular?
Valissa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Valissa been used?
Valissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 51 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Valissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1953–2003 (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.