Melaine vs Melissa

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

Name A

Melaine

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Melaine Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #376
Total Births (all years) 2,398 759,386
Peak Year 1980 1979
Peak Year Births 83 34,050
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1925 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melaine Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss 10 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss 46 2,838
1950ss 171 22,293
1960ss 345 119,202
1970ss 634 253,268
1980ss 626 217,929
1990ss 297 89,989
2000ss 149 32,624
2010ss 108 14,272
2020ss 12 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melaine Melissa
2014 9 1,509
2015 12 1,283
2016 9 1,236
2017 8 1,170
2018 8 1,117
2019 10 933
2020 5 887
2021 — 836
2022 7 823
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, 1925–2022.

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