Melady vs Melissa

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

Name A

Melady

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #379

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Metric Melady Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #379
Total Births (all years) 91 760,128
Peak Year 2007 1979
Peak Year Births 8 34,050
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1977 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melady Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,837
1950ss — 22,293
1960ss — 119,202
1970ss 6 253,267
1980ss 7 217,922
1990ss 11 89,990
2000ss 37 32,625
2010ss 30 14,272
2020ss — 4,863

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melady Melissa
2014 — 1,509
2015 — 1,283
2016 — 1,236
2017 6 1,170
2018 — 1,117
2019 — 933
2020 — 887
2021 — 836
2022 — 823
2023 — 744
2024 — 826
2025 — 747

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, 1977–2017.

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