Meliza vs Melissa

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

Name A

Meliza

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Meliza Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #376
Total Births (all years) 1,048 759,386
Peak Year 1997 1979
Peak Year Births 49 34,050
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1967 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meliza Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,838
1950ss — 22,293
1960ss 24 119,202
1970ss 127 253,268
1980ss 136 217,929
1990ss 323 89,989
2000ss 323 32,624
2010ss 100 14,272
2020ss 15 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meliza Melissa
2014 6 1,509
2015 5 1,283
2016 6 1,236
2017 5 1,170
2018 7 1,117
2019 8 933
2020 5 887
2021 — 836
2022 5 823
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, 1967–2023.

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