Meliyah vs Melissa

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

Name A

Meliyah

Girl name · Rank #7801

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Meliyah Melissa
Current Rank #7801 #376
Total Births (all years) 492 759,386
Peak Year 2009 1979
Peak Year Births 35 34,050
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1999 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meliyah Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,838
1950ss — 22,293
1960ss — 119,202
1970ss — 253,268
1980ss — 217,929
1990ss 5 89,989
2000ss 164 32,624
2010ss 231 14,272
2020ss 92 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meliyah Melissa
2014 25 1,509
2015 23 1,283
2016 21 1,236
2017 19 1,170
2018 30 1,117
2019 26 933
2020 22 887
2021 14 836
2022 24 823
2023 18 743
2024 14 825

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, 1999–2024.

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