Baby name

Malissa

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1979, with 307 births and the No. 588 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 145 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 10913.

8,866births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 588rank at its peak, in 1979

Where babies named Malissa are born

1979

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The darker the blue, the more common Malissa is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Malissa is most common in California (1.5 times), Michigan (1.5) and Florida (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Melissa 760,128
Marissa 120,842
Alissa 38,591
Jalissa 3,526
Milissa 3,003
Malisa 2,340

Names from the same era

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