Malissia

MA-lih-shuh /ˈmælɪʃə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Malissia is a rare variant of Malaysia that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Malissia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Malissia was first reported in SSA data in 1887 and peaked in 1916 (18 births).

About the name Malissia

PronunciationMA-lih-shuh /ˈmælɪʃə/
18peak births 1916
1887first in SSA data

Names similar to Malissia

How popular is Malissia?

Girls named Malissia
1887190019201940196019801991
Girls named Malissia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1887–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Malissia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19915—#14,498
19876—#10,682
19868—#8,188
19846—#9,867
19825—#11,545
19816—#9,843
19809—#7,142
197811—#5,802
19766—#8,777
19759—#6,243
197315—#4,086
19729—#5,746
19718—#6,363
197010—#5,274
19697—#6,350
19687—#5,994
196710—#4,494
196610—#4,367
196511—#4,103
19648—#5,277
19615—#7,164
19608—#5,017
19586—#5,836
19575—#6,680
19555—#6,377
19525—#6,083
19517—#4,652
19407—#3,721
19366—#3,977
19356—#4,045
19348—#3,348
192710—#3,198
19266—#4,636
19258—#3,907
19245—#5,568
19239—#3,540
192211—#3,075
19219—#3,569
19207—#4,237
191910—#3,131
19187—#4,121
19175—#5,018
191618—#1,922
19158—#3,318
191414—#1,868
19139—#2,263
19128—#2,278
19116—#2,367
19099—#1,550
19078—#1,589
190510—#1,274
19045—#2,057
190211—#1,110
19017—#1,419
19007—#1,674
18995—#1,754
18985—#1,854
18955—#1,734
18945—#1,621
18926—#1,383
18907—#1,160
18896—#1,220
18875—#1,242