Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Malissa

#1,763 most common girls' name of all time · #3,027 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,763
Rank overall
#3,027 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
8,866
Since 2016
71
Peak year
1979 #588
Best rank
#348 1880
Girls Boys peak 307/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Malissa is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 8 — 8 #10,920
2023 7 — 7 #12,199
2022 5 — 5 #15,308
2021 6 — 6 #13,465
2020 8 — 8 #11,093
2019 5 — 5 #15,544
2018 14 — 14 #7,764
2017 6 — 6 #14,130
2016 12 — 12 #8,878
2015 11 — 11 #9,483
2014 16 — 16 #7,302
2013 13 — 13 #8,581
2012 8 — 8 #12,202
2011 16 — 16 #7,437
2010 12 — 12 #9,233
2009 20 — 20 #6,545
2008 32 — 32 #4,648
2007 32 — 32 #4,568
2006 28 — 28 #4,954
2005 31 — 31 #4,377
2004 30 — 30 #4,492
2003 30 — 30 #4,309
2002 32 — 32 #3,981
2001 32 — 32 #3,942
2000 35 — 35 #3,666
1999 43 — 43 #3,048
1998 55 — 55 #2,499
1997 64 — 64 #2,159
1996 65 — 65 #2,106
1995 60 — 60 #2,217
1994 95 — 95 #1,595
1993 112 — 112 #1,438
1992 129 — 129 #1,305
1991 129 — 129 #1,290
1990 150 — 150 #1,146
1989 153 — 153 #1,091
1988 158 — 158 #1,025
1987 148 — 148 #1,044
1986 169 — 169 #941
1985 170 — 170 #929
1984 183 — 183 #841
1983 177 — 177 #860
1982 211 — 211 #778
1981 228 — 228 #722
1980 207 — 207 #792
1979 307 — 307 #588
1978 244 — 244 #661
1977 258 — 258 #643
1976 231 — 231 #662
1975 231 — 231 #658
1974 234 — 234 #650
1973 288 — 288 #570
1972 305 — 305 #547
1971 294 — 294 #593
1970 265 — 265 #630
1969 268 — 268 #612
1968 258 — 258 #600
1967 221 — 221 #642
1966 183 — 183 #728
1965 126 — 126 #894
1964 95 — 95 #1,125
1963 83 — 83 #1,201
1962 62 — 62 #1,408
1961 56 — 56 #1,500
1960 51 — 51 #1,561
1959 32 — 32 #1,987
1958 38 — 38 #1,764
1957 47 — 47 #1,571
1956 36 — 36 #1,760
1955 22 — 22 #2,341
1954 22 — 22 #2,295
1953 22 — 22 #2,236
1952 23 — 23 #2,126
1951 31 — 31 #1,742
1950 20 — 20 #2,186
1949 17 — 17 #2,411
1948 15 — 15 #2,589
1947 24 — 24 #1,993
1946 18 — 18 #2,230
1945 10 — 10 #2,916
1944 8 — 8 #3,380
1943 16 — 16 #2,251
1942 17 — 17 #2,117
1941 6 — 6 #3,954
1940 18 — 18 #1,901
1939 16 — 16 #2,040
1938 5 — 5 #4,342
1937 12 — 12 #2,449
1936 7 — 7 #3,378
1935 14 — 14 #2,209
1934 8 — 8 #3,160
1933 10 — 10 #2,688
1932 15 — 15 #2,130
1931 13 — 13 #2,307
1930 21 — 21 #1,750
1929 19 — 19 #1,893
1928 17 — 17 #2,094
1927 26 — 26 #1,619
1926 25 — 25 #1,668
1925 18 — 18 #2,119
1924 42 — 42 #1,227
1923 29 — 29 #1,521
1922 29 — 29 #1,536
1921 32 — 32 #1,438
1920 28 — 28 #1,550
1919 30 — 30 #1,423
1918 28 — 28 #1,497
1917 23 — 23 #1,605
1916 25 — 25 #1,485
1915 23 — 23 #1,523
1914 35 — 35 #1,004
1913 22 — 22 #1,176
1912 25 — 25 #1,033
1911 17 — 17 #1,071
1910 22 — 22 #915
1909 14 — 14 #1,104
1908 15 — 15 #1,044
1907 22 — 22 #790
1906 20 — 20 #822
1905 23 — 23 #761
1904 20 — 20 #805
1903 14 — 14 #932
1902 24 — 24 #689
1901 14 — 14 #881
1900 30 — 30 #641
1899 18 — 18 #757
1898 12 — 12 #1,009
1897 17 — 17 #761
1896 25 — 25 #622
1895 24 — 24 #622
1894 18 — 18 #698
1893 20 — 20 #644
1892 21 — 21 #618
1891 17 — 17 #644
1890 20 — 20 #579
1889 24 — 24 #517
1888 16 — 16 #637
1887 17 — 17 #538
1886 21 — 21 #476
1885 25 — 25 #415
1884 13 — 13 #583
1883 24 — 24 #377
1882 7 — 7 #740
1881 16 — 16 #419
1880 22 — 22 #348