How Many People Are Named Nelissa?
people named Nelissa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,084,054 people in the US has this name
Based on 169 babies named Nelissa in Social Security records from 1974 to 2013, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nelissa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nelissa alive today is about 36 years old, and 70% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nelissa first appears in the records in 1974 and was given most often in 1987, to 12 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2013.
Babies given the name each year, 1974 to 2013
🏆 Rank History
Nelissa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #6,190, in 1981.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #6,190 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,804 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nelissa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nelissa were born in New York than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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