Nelissa
#19,855 most common girls' name of all time · #32,440 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1974–2013
Rank among girls
#19,855
Rank overall
#32,440 of 105,966
First appeared
1974
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
169
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1987 #6,209
Best rank
#6,209 1987
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Nelissa first appears in 1974. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,136 |
| 2007 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,013 |
| 2001 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,523 |
| 2000 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,742 |
| 1999 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,829 |
| 1998 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,838 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,477 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,365 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,989 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,772 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,740 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | 12 | #6,209 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,312 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,601 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,935 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,700 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,250 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,286 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,896 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,279 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,052 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,898 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,106 |