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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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