Melona vs Melissa

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

Name A

Melona

Girl name · Rank #3378

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Melona Melissa
Current Rank #3378 #376
Total Births (all years) 130 759,386
Peak Year 2024 1979
Peak Year Births 47 34,050
Peak Decade 2020ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2020 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melona 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 — 89,989
2000ss — 32,624
2010ss — 14,272
2020ss 130 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melona Melissa
2014 — 1,509
2015 — 1,283
2016 — 1,236
2017 — 1,170
2018 — 1,117
2019 — 933
2020 5 887
2021 12 836
2022 27 823
2023 39 743
2024 47 825

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, 2020–2024.

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