Meliza Girl

How popular is Meliza?

#13,204 girl name in 2025

6 baby girls were named Meliza in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.

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1,033living people named Meliza (est.)
29median age of people named Meliza
1,054babies named Meliza since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025

Meliza popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#13,204 for girls
Babies in 20256 girls
10-year trendRising (+20% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#16,413 in 2015, #15,083 in 2020
Peak year1997 (49 girls)
Highest rank#2,587 in 1997
First recorded1967
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Meliza counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Melissa family of names ranked #386 for girls in 2025 (#364 the year before), with 810 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Melissa 747 92%
Melisa 57 7%
Meliza 6 1%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Meliza by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1960s24#4,981
1970s127#4,068
1980s136#3,982
1990s323#2,587
2000s323#3,545
2010s100#6,180
2020s21#13,204

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Questions

Is Meliza a boy or girl name?
Meliza is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Meliza were girls.
How popular is the name Meliza?
6 baby girls were named Meliza in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
When was Meliza most popular?
Meliza peaked in 1997, when 49 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,587 in 1997.
How many people are named Meliza?
1,054 babies have been named Meliza in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,033 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.