How Many People Are Named Malissa?
people named Malissa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 47,529 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,866 babies named Malissa in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
307 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Malissa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Malissa alive today is about 46 years old, and 80% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 39 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Malissa first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1979, to 307 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Malissa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #348, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #11,542.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,542 |
| Best rank | #348 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #622 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Malissa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Malissa were born in California than in any other state: about 776 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Malissa was given 1.8 times as often in Kentucky, 1.8 times in Oklahoma and 1.7 times in Mississippi.
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