Meleah vs Melissa

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

Name A

Meleah

Girl name · Rank #8488

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Meleah Melissa
Current Rank #8488 #376
Total Births (all years) 1,500 759,386
Peak Year 2007 1979
Peak Year Births 49 34,050
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1955 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meleah Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,838
1950ss 41 22,293
1960ss 74 119,202
1970ss 157 253,268
1980ss 202 217,929
1990ss 258 89,989
2000ss 408 32,624
2010ss 293 14,272
2020ss 67 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meleah Melissa
2014 29 1,509
2015 27 1,283
2016 27 1,236
2017 18 1,170
2018 23 1,117
2019 16 933
2020 18 887
2021 10 836
2022 13 823
2023 14 743
2024 12 825

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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