Mellissa
Mellissa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 641st with 272 babies. More babies were named Mellissa 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
- 1979272 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,625babies recorded
Mellissa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #9,064 | 13 |
| 2000 | #4,741 | 25 |
| 1990 | #1,269 | 129 |
| 1980 | #691 | 250 |
| 1970 | #763 | 191 |
| 1960 | #2,230 | 28 |
| 1950 | #4,598 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mellissa, counting every spelling?
Mellissa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Mellissa?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Mellissa are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 40 and 54. That makes Mellissa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Mellissa by state
How common Mellissa was among girls born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.1×), Washington (1.9×), Michigan (1.6×). In 18 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Mellissa
How popular is the name Mellissa?
Mellissa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 641st with 272 babies. More babies were named Mellissa in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Mellissa a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5,625 girls and 0 boys.
Where was Mellissa most popular?
In 1977–1981, Mellissa was most common in Massachusetts (0.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Washington.