The first name Malissa
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Malissa last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2006, with 6 births (#3,116).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Malissa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Malissa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Malissa, the 11,546th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 307 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Malissa?
- In 2016, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Malissa, ranking 4,763rd. Its peak was 2006, with 6 births.
- Is Malissa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,866 US babies named Malissa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Malissa most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 307 babies were named Malissa, its highest rank at 588th.