Nelissa is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Nelissa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2013. Nelissa was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 1987 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,511 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #12,381 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,696 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #13,079 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #14,491 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #12,287 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #15,874 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,410 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,865 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,123 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #11,020 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,232 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,208 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,466 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #11,901 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,916 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,683 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #6,191 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #7,199 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,799 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #8,136 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,873 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,707 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,734 |