Melenda vs Melissa

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

Name A

Melenda

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #379

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Metric Melenda Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #379
Total Births (all years) 95 760,128
Peak Year 1971 1979
Peak Year Births 10 34,050
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1958 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melenda Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,837
1950ss 7 22,293
1960ss 26 119,202
1970ss 45 253,267
1980ss 17 217,922
1990ss — 89,990
2000ss — 32,625
2010ss — 14,272
2020ss — 4,863

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melenda Melissa
2014 — 1,509
2015 — 1,283
2016 — 1,236
2017 — 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, 1958–1986.

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