Mele vs Melissa

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

Name A

Mele

Girl name · Rank #9042

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Mele Melissa
Current Rank #9042 #376
Total Births (all years) 914 759,386
Peak Year 1991 1979
Peak Year Births 33 34,050
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1955 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mele Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,838
1950ss 5 22,293
1960ss 18 119,202
1970ss 65 253,268
1980ss 172 217,929
1990ss 217 89,989
2000ss 195 32,624
2010ss 167 14,272
2020ss 75 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mele Melissa
2014 21 1,509
2015 26 1,283
2016 20 1,236
2017 13 1,170
2018 16 1,117
2019 20 933
2020 15 887
2021 17 836
2022 20 823
2023 12 743
2024 11 825

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, 1955–2024.

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