girl's name

Malyssa

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 439

Malyssa is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1979.

Malyssa over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

194
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Malyssa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 7
1980s 56
1990s 194
2000s 98
2010s 44

How popular is Malyssa?

In 2019, Malyssa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Malyssa is used

France #7,799 5 in 2019
United States #17,835 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Malyssa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malyssa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Malyssa

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malyssa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Malyssa

How popular is the name Malyssa?

In 2019, Malyssa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Malyssa a girl's or a boy's name?

Malyssa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Malyssa most popular?

Malyssa peaked in 1993, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.