Mellissa vs Melanie

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

Name A

Mellissa

Girl name

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Name B

Melanie

Girl name · Rank #122

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Metric Mellissa Melanie
Current Rank Unranked #122
Total Births (all years) 5,625 262,640
Peak Year 1979 1972
Peak Year Births 272 6,296
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1926 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Mellissa Melanie
1880ss — 21
1890ss — 63
1900ss — 79
1910ss — 145
1920ss 5 183
1930ss — 242
1940ss 5 5,029
1950ss 143 19,849
1960ss 874 36,751
1970ss 1,921 53,323
1980ss 1,730 35,952
1990ss 704 29,352
2000ss 201 35,228
2010ss 42 33,086
2020ss — 13,337

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mellissa Melanie
2014 — 3,701
2015 — 3,497
2016 8 3,490
2017 — 3,240
2018 5 2,850
2019 — 2,592
2020 — 2,528
2021 — 2,188
2022 — 2,173
2023 — 2,121
2024 — 2,253
2025 — 2,074

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, 1926–2018.

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