Girls' name · since 1980
Yelissa
25 babies named Yelissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #43,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yelissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yelissa has been recorded 25 times among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 2006.
- #43,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yelissa ranks #43,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #43,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yelissa's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Yelissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yelissa splits its recorded history at 2000: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births).
Yelissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2006
- Peak year (1980)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Yelissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Yelissa's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Yelissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
Yelissa by state
Where Yelissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 20.0% |
5 of 25 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Yelissas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Yelissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1980–2006 (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 Yelissa 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.