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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Melissia

Melissia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 944th with 121 babies. More babies were named Melissia in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1968121 babies
Total since 1880
1,926babies recorded

Melissia popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#16,6875
1990#5,73516
1980#2,17147
1970#1,081111
1960#3,06817
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920#4,2677
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Melissia, counting every spelling?

Melissia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Melissia?

About 1,700 people born in the US named Melissia are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 47 and 58. That makes Melissia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Melissia by state

How common Melissia was among girls born in each state in 1966–1970, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (4.3×), Tennessee (3.4×), Kentucky (3.1×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesKY0.18West Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWV0.08Virginia: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesVA0.26Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesTN0.20North Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNC0.06South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesLA0.09Mississippi: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesMS0.20Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesGA0.07Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesFL0.07
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Melissia, girls, 1966–1970. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Melissia

How popular is the name Melissia?

Melissia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 944th with 121 babies. More babies were named Melissia in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Melissia a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,926 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Melissia most popular?

In 1966–1970, Melissia was most common in Virginia (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Tennessee.