Is Ilyssa a boy or girl name?

Ilyssa is a girl’s name. Of the 786 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ilyssa

Recorded 1965–2021 · United States

Ilyssa was most popular in 2004, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,984 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 786 people named Ilyssa.

Ilyssa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ilyssa’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ilyssa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ilyssa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 786 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ilyssa

Where Ilyssa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 8.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org