NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Melisa Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Melisa: every year it appeared on the national list since 1948, with 19,111 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
19,111
Peak year
1979 #350
Years on the list
78
10-year trend
-18.0%

In the 1970s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1948–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011132#1636
2012126#1682
2013110#1841
201483#2264
201569#2609
201673#2497
201774#2454
201869#2551
201967#2623
202044#3479
202153#3098
202251#3201
202354#3073
202453#3071
202557#2950

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1979

CA
83
TX
62
NY
46
MI
37
IL
36
OH
29

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