Is Kalyssa a boy or girl name?

Kalyssa is a girl’s name. Of the 852 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kalyssa

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Kalyssa was most popular in 2007, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,363 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 852 people named Kalyssa.

Kalyssa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kalyssa’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kalyssa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kalyssa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 852 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 Kalyssa

Where Kalyssa is most concentrated

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

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