NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Melissa Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Melissa: every year it appeared on the national list since 1956, with 2,495 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
2,495
Peak year
1980 #747
Years on the list
53
10-year trend
-72.2%

In the 1980s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1956–2015

YearBirthsRank
199521#3268
199615#4320
199720#3545
199819#3802
199918#4101
20008#7941
200112#5902
20028#8189
20038#8357
20047#9602
200511#6949
20065#13354
20076#11868
20087#10646
20155#13382

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

Where {name} was most used in 1980

TX
18
CA
13
IL
12
NY
9
FL
8
NC
7

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