Mellissa Girl
How popular is Mellissa?
Peaked in 1979
No babies were recorded with the name Mellissa in 2025. It was most used in 1979, when 272 girls got the name.
5,351living people named Mellissa (est.)
47median age of people named Mellissa
5,625babies named Mellissa since 1880
Mellissa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1979 (272 girls) |
| Highest rank | #639 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1926 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Mellissa 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.
Mellissa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1940s | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1950s | 143 | #2,233 |
| 1960s | 874 | #757 |
| 1970s | 1,921 | #639 |
| 1980s | 1,730 | #690 |
| 1990s | 704 | #1,261 |
| 2000s | 201 | #4,377 |
| 2010s | 42 | #8,697 |
Questions
- Is Mellissa a boy or girl name?
- Mellissa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mellissa were girls.
- How popular is the name Mellissa?
- No babies were recorded with the name Mellissa in 2025. It was most used in 1979, when 272 girls got the name.
- When was Mellissa most popular?
- Mellissa peaked in 1979, when 272 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #639 in 1979.
- How many people are named Mellissa?
- 5,625 babies have been named Mellissa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,351 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
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.