Me vs Melissa

Side-by-side comparison of Me and Melissa — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Me

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Me Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #376
Total Births (all years) 5 759,386
Peak Year 1985 1979
Peak Year Births 5 34,050
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1985 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Me Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,838
1950ss — 22,293
1960ss — 119,202
1970ss — 253,268
1980ss 5 217,929
1990ss — 89,989
2000ss — 32,624
2010ss — 14,272
2020ss — 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Me Melissa
2014 — 1,509
2015 — 1,283
2016 — 1,236
2017 — 1,170
2018 — 1,117
2019 — 933
2020 — 887
2021 — 836
2022 — 823
2023 — 743
2024 — 825

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1985–1985.

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