Mellisa Girl
How popular is Mellisa?
Peaked in 1979
No babies were recorded with the name Mellisa in 2025. It was most used in 1979, when 221 girls got the name.
4,379living people named Mellisa (est.)
46median age of people named Mellisa
4,575babies named Mellisa since 1880
Mellisa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1979 (221 girls) |
| Highest rank | #739 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1952 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Mellisa 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.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Mellisa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53 | #3,488 |
| 1960s | 551 | #943 |
| 1970s | 1,569 | #739 |
| 1980s | 1,539 | #773 |
| 1990s | 641 | #1,406 |
| 2000s | 184 | #3,733 |
| 2010s | 33 | #14,326 |
| 2020s | 5 | #15,288 |
Questions
- Is Mellisa a boy or girl name?
- Mellisa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mellisa were girls.
- How popular is the name Mellisa?
- No babies were recorded with the name Mellisa in 2025. It was most used in 1979, when 221 girls got the name.
- When was Mellisa most popular?
- Mellisa peaked in 1979, when 221 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #739 in 1979.
- How many people are named Mellisa?
- 4,575 babies have been named Mellisa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,379 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
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.