Melita vs Melissa

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

Name A

Melita

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Melita Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #376
Total Births (all years) 1,861 759,386
Peak Year 1973 1979
Peak Year Births 45 34,050
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melita Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss 11 399
1900ss 29 323
1910ss 96 516
1920ss 88 526
1930ss 98 666
1940ss 110 2,838
1950ss 252 22,293
1960ss 318 119,202
1970ss 397 253,268
1980ss 201 217,929
1990ss 81 89,989
2000ss 96 32,624
2010ss 62 14,272
2020ss 22 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melita Melissa
2014 6 1,509
2015 6 1,283
2016 5 1,236
2017 7 1,170
2018 5 1,117
2019 5 933
2020 5 887
2021 6 836
2022 6 823
2023 5 743
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, 1894–2023.

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