Is Malissa a boy or girl name?
Malissa was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,858 US babies named Malissa were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Malissa since 1880
- 8,858
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 307 babies
Boys and girls named Malissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 185 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 196 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 250 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 293 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,403 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,657 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,804 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 902 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 302 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 113 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,958 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,821 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,609 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,741 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,088 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,008 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,258 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,219 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,912 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,521 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,880 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,978 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,666 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,587 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,723 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,722 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,046 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,445 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,567 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,376 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,042 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,998 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,706 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,086 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,518 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,167 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,120 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,228 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,601 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,441 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,296 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,151 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,097 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,027 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,046 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 169 | #942 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 170 | #930 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 183 | #843 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 177 | #865 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 211 | #777 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 228 | #725 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 207 | #793 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 307 | #588 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 244 | #660 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 258 | #643 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 231 | #665 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 231 | #659 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 234 | #651 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 288 | #570 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 305 | #548 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 294 | #592 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 265 | #630 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 268 | #612 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 257 | #600 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 221 | #642 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 183 | #729 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 126 | #896 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,122 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,207 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,415 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,510 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,571 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,006 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,781 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,581 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,781 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,380 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,341 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,271 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,175 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,763 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,226 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,476 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,659 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,024 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,282 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,045 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,570 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,317 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,167 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,244 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,938 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,091 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,730 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,519 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,589 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,263 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,347 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,801 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,198 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,377 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,787 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,928 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,154 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,655 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,696 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,159 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,237 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,543 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,557 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,459 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,571 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,439 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,521 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,633 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,512 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,553 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,015 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,208 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,045 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,095 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 22 | #932 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,134 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,071 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 22 | #809 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 20 | #832 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 23 | #771 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 20 | #823 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 14 | #958 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 24 | #706 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 14 | #905 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 30 | #652 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 18 | #779 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,031 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 17 | #778 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 25 | #628 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 24 | #636 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 18 | #712 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 20 | #653 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 21 | #631 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 17 | #657 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 20 | #592 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 24 | #526 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 16 | #656 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 17 | #550 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 21 | #487 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 25 | #423 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 13 | #606 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 24 | #384 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 7 | #784 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 16 | #429 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 22 | #348 |
Highest rank
Malissa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #348 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malissa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.