Is Milissa a boy or girl name?

Milissa is a girl’s name. Of the 3,003 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Milissa

Recorded 1950–2008 · United States

Milissa was most popular in 1968, when 163 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,349 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,003 people named Milissa.

Milissa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Milissa’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Milissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Milissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,003 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Milissa

Where Milissa 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