Mellissa vs Melinda

Side-by-side comparison of Mellissa and Melinda — 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

Melinda

Girl name · Rank #2099

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Metric Mellissa Melinda
Current Rank Unranked #2099
Total Births (all years) 5,625 135,822
Peak Year 1979 1970
Peak Year Births 272 4,225
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1926 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mellissa Melinda
1880ss — 129
1890ss — 157
1900ss — 137
1910ss — 199
1920ss 5 202
1930ss — 567
1940ss 5 5,423
1950ss 143 21,509
1960ss 874 36,297
1970ss 1,921 36,438
1980ss 1,730 22,212
1990ss 704 7,926
2000ss 201 2,495
2010ss 42 1,571
2020ss — 560

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mellissa Melinda
2014 — 165
2015 — 174
2016 8 139
2017 — 131
2018 5 120
2019 — 98
2020 — 105
2021 — 93
2022 — 83
2023 — 91
2024 — 91
2025 — 97

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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