How popular is the baby name Ilyssa in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Ilyssa.

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Popularity of the baby name Ilyssa


Posts that mention the name Ilyssa

Baby names rising in 2018: Girl names

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Which girl names increased the most in popularity from 2017 to 2018?

In this post we’ll answer the question two different ways: first by looking at the top absolute (raw number) rises, second by looking at the top relative rises.

Fastest Rising Girl Names: Absolute

  1. Mila, +2,162 baby girls
  2. Luna, +1,553
  3. Nova, +1,088
  4. Everly, +797
  5. Everleigh, +740
  6. Camila, +707
  7. Emersyn, +558
  8. Amaya, +544
  9. Isla, +519
  10. Ivy, +486

Fastest Rising Girl Names: Relative

  1. Maleni, +950% (from 6 to 63 baby girls)
  2. Aruna, +529%
  3. Kailany, +488%
  4. Keysi, +480%
  5. Javiah, +460%
  6. Winsley, +457%
  7. Huntleigh, +454%
  8. Thaily, +425%
  9. Aelin, +400%
  10. Ilyssa, +340%

(This second list only accounts for names that appeared in the data both years; I’ll be posting the 2018 debut names separately.)

Javiah is one of the variants of Zhavia, the top debut name of 2018.

Do you have any other explanations for the name movement above? If so, please comment!

P.S. Here’s the SSA’s table of baby names that increased in rank from 2017 to 2018. The top girl names on their list are Meghan, Dior, and Adalee.

Image: Adapted from Turkey-2036 by Dennis Jarvis under CC BY-SA 2.0.