Girls' name · since 1991
Yalissa
134 babies named Yalissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yalissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 134 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yalissa has been recorded 134 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2018.
- #24,006 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 134 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yalissa ranks #24,006 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yalissa's 134 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Yalissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yalissa's full recorded timeline at 2008, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yalissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2018
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Yalissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (58 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Yalissa's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Yalissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (43% of all-time use).
Yalissa by state
Where Yalissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
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- Yalissa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2010s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Yalissas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yalissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1991–2018 (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 Yalissa 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.