Mella vs Melissa

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

Name A

Mella

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Mella Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #376
Total Births (all years) 333 759,386
Peak Year 1921 1979
Peak Year Births 12 34,050
Peak Decade 1920ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mella Melissa
1880ss 6 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss 5 323
1910ss 59 516
1920ss 69 526
1930ss 41 666
1940ss 19 2,838
1950ss 37 22,293
1960ss 23 119,202
1970ss 5 253,268
1980ss — 217,929
1990ss — 89,989
2000ss — 32,624
2010ss 29 14,272
2020ss 40 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mella Melissa
2014 5 1,509
2015 7 1,283
2016 — 1,236
2017 — 1,170
2018 8 1,117
2019 9 933
2020 11 887
2021 9 836
2022 11 823
2023 9 743
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, 1885–2023.

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