Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Malissa
Endangered
Down 97.4% from peak
Peak era
1979
Peak births
307
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Malissa
How many people are named Malissa?
An estimated 6,859 living Americans are named Malissa.
How rare is Malissa?
Malissa is very rare among babies today, with 8 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97.4% from its 1979 peak.
How old is the typical Malissa?
The median age of a living American named Malissa is approximately 48 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 55 years old.
Is Malissa still popular?
No. Malissa is endangered as a baby name, down 97.4% from its 1979 peak with 8 births in 2025.
Where is Malissa most common?
Malissa has its strongest geographic signal in Kentucky, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19792025
Peak year
1979
Decline from peak
97.4%
2025
8
All-time
8,866
Where it lives now
Malissa is most concentrated in Oklahoma — about 2.5× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Malissa is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.