Melissa

Given to 762,623 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −18% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#419

recorded as girls

40 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

747

girls 747

Peak year

1979

34,050 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

762,623

since 1880

Born a Melissa? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Melissa was most popular in 1979, when 34,050 babies recorded as girls got the name (21.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 747 babies were named Melissa, ranking #419 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	747	419	<5	—
2024	826	379	<5	—
2023	744	411	<5	—
2022	823	379	<5	—
2021	836	372	<5	—
2020	887	349	<5	—
2019	933	340	<5	—
2018	1,117	299	<5	—
2017	1,170	274	<5	—
2016	1,236	260	<5	—
2015	1,283	253	5	12086
2014	1,509	224	<5	—
2013	1,592	202	<5	—
2012	1,772	178	<5	—
2011	1,709	184	<5	—
2010	1,951	156	<5	—
2009	2,338	137	<5	—
2008	2,517	134	7	9871
2007	2,505	137	6	10921
2006	2,893	117	5	12055
2005	3,085	104	11	6634
2004	3,339	98	7	8927
2003	3,502	96	8	7831
2002	3,769	80	8	7643
2001	4,145	74	12	5667
2000	4,532	71	8	7416
1999	4,830	64	18	3986
1998	5,354	59	19	3708
1997	6,679	44	20	3455
1996	7,170	42	15	4185
1995	7,879	35	21	3191
1994	8,795	31	25	2847
1993	10,225	30	32	2347
1992	11,710	24	39	2002
1991	13,348	20	27	2544
1990	14,000	20	49	1662
1989	15,203	19	77	1219
1988	16,546	16	73	1178
1987	17,674	13	74	1114
1986	17,667	12	84	1008
1985	19,963	11	85	992
1984	21,896	8	83	976
1983	23,475	6	101	872
1982	25,864	5	109	849
1981	28,005	5	97	906
1980	31,629	4	138	747
1979	34,050	2	129	764
1978	28,327	2	101	854
1977	26,879	2	92	882
1976	25,094	3	88	886
1975	24,168	4	92	867
1974	22,166	7	86	861
1973	22,479	6	77	914
1972	22,494	7	84	877
1971	23,875	7	75	941
1970	23,735	7	70	959
1969	23,018	5	69	916
1968	21,733	5	61	930
1967	18,377	9	43	1132
1966	14,254	22	37	1237
1965	10,563	38	26	1513
1964	8,318	53	18	1900
1963	7,321	61	25	1585
1962	6,306	68	10	2673
1961	4,900	95	9	2900
1960	4,412	109	9	2871
1959	3,627	127	11	2530
1958	3,323	130	11	2506
1957	2,780	147	<5	—
1956	2,527	150	9	2798
1955	2,416	149	<5	—
1954	2,062	170	<5	—
1953	2,007	163	<5	—
1952	1,442	201	<5	—
1951	1,129	229	<5	—
1950	980	240	<5	—
1949	778	276	<5	—
1948	600	317	<5	—
1947	319	460	<5	—
1946	198	566	<5	—
1945	186	532	<5	—
1944	177	542	<5	—
1943	189	545	<5	—
1942	154	599	<5	—
1941	141	592	<5	—
1940	95	714	<5	—
1939	116	628	<5	—
1938	85	749	<5	—
1937	90	717	<5	—
1936	56	909	<5	—
1935	63	866	<5	—
1934	43	1062	<5	—
1933	51	957	<5	—
1932	62	891	<5	—
1931	43	1074	<5	—
1930	57	971	<5	—
1929	42	1137	<5	—
1928	43	1163	<5	—
1927	44	1161	<5	—
1926	46	1115	<5	—
1925	55	1008	<5	—
1924	53	1069	<5	—
1923	50	1076	<5	—
1922	68	888	<5	—
1921	66	914	<5	—
1920	59	949	<5	—
1919	49	1026	<5	—
1918	63	900	<5	—
1917	54	945	<5	—
1916	64	848	<5	—
1915	67	802	<5	—
1914	52	802	<5	—
1913	47	767	<5	—
1912	42	770	<5	—
1911	31	777	<5	—
1910	47	610	<5	—
1909	33	691	<5	—
1908	27	742	<5	—
1907	38	601	<5	—
1906	22	776	<5	—
1905	30	642	<5	—
1904	24	710	<5	—
1903	35	549	<5	—
1902	40	502	<5	—
1901	34	520	<5	—
1900	40	531	<5	—
1899	47	424	<5	—
1898	35	527	<5	—
1897	35	491	<5	—
1896	30	553	<5	—
1895	41	440	<5	—
1894	52	390	<5	—
1893	53	370	<5	—
1892	34	465	<5	—
1891	30	471	<5	—
1890	42	384	<5	—
1889	46	353	<5	—
1888	40	380	<5	—
1887	34	367	<5	—
1886	58	274	<5	—
1885	45	296	<5	—
1884	48	277	<5	—
1883	42	274	<5	—
1882	41	271	<5	—
1881	40	251	<5	—
1880	33	271	<5	—