Melissa

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Melissa is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 761,881 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 759,386 as girls and 2,495 as boys. Melissa gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1979 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	825
2023	743
2022	823
2021	836
2020	887
2019	933
2018	1,117
2017	1,170
2016	1,236
2015	1,288
2014	1,509
2013	1,592
2012	1,772
2011	1,709
2010	1,951
2009	2,338
2008	2,524
2007	2,511
2006	2,898
2005	3,096
2004	3,345
2003	3,510
2002	3,777
2001	4,157
2000	4,540
1999	4,848
1998	5,373
1997	6,699
1996	7,185
1995	7,899
1994	8,821
1993	10,256
1992	11,749
1991	13,375
1990	14,049
1989	15,281
1988	16,618
1987	17,748
1986	17,751
1985	20,048
1984	21,980
1983	23,575
1982	25,975
1981	28,102
1980	31,772
1979	34,179
1978	28,428
1977	26,972
1976	25,182
1975	24,259
1974	22,252
1973	22,557
1972	22,578
1971	23,951
1970	23,804
1969	23,088
1968	21,792
1967	18,420
1966	14,290
1965	10,590
1964	8,336
1963	7,344
1962	6,318
1961	4,910
1960	4,421
1959	3,638
1958	3,334
1957	2,780
1956	2,536
1955	2,416
1954	2,062
1953	2,007
1952	1,442
1951	1,129
1950	980
1949	779
1948	600
1947	319
1946	198
1945	186
1944	177
1943	189
1942	154
1941	141
1940	95
1939	116
1938	85
1937	90
1936	56
1935	63
1934	43
1933	51
1932	62
1931	43
1930	57
1929	42
1928	43
1927	44
1926	46
1925	55
1924	53
1923	50
1922	68
1921	66
1920	59
1919	49
1918	63
1917	54
1916	64
1915	67
1914	52
1913	47
1912	42
1911	31
1910	47
1909	33
1908	27
1907	38
1906	22
1905	30
1904	24
1903	35
1902	40
1901	34
1900	40
1899	47
1898	35
1897	35
1896	30
1895	41
1894	52
1893	53
1892	34
1891	30
1890	42
1889	46
1888	40
1887	34
1886	58
1885	45
1884	48
1883	42
1882	41
1881	40
1880	33