Meleane vs Melissa

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

Name A

Meleane

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #379

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Metric Meleane Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #379
Total Births (all years) 101 760,128
Peak Year 2020 1979
Peak Year Births 9 34,050
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1985 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meleane Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,837
1950ss — 22,293
1960ss — 119,202
1970ss — 253,267
1980ss 6 217,922
1990ss 24 89,990
2000ss 24 32,625
2010ss 32 14,272
2020ss 15 4,863

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meleane Melissa
2014 — 1,509
2015 — 1,283
2016 — 1,236
2017 7 1,170
2018 7 1,117
2019 — 933
2020 9 887
2021 — 836
2022 — 823
2023 — 744
2024 — 826
2025 6 747

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, 1985–2025.

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