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Malissa

Malissa. 7,657 US babies since 1940, peak 1979.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1979

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7,657 US babies were named Malissa between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Malissa (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 3 Malaysias spell it Malissa

  • Malaysia 48%
  • Malissa 33%
  • Malisa 10%
  • Malasia 3%
  • Malyssa 2%
  • Malissia 1%
  • Malayasia 1%
  • Mallissa 1%
  • Malicia <1%
  • Mallisa <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1979)