Melvia vs Melissa

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

Name A

Melvia

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #379

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Metric Melvia Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #379
Total Births (all years) 972 760,128
Peak Year 1930 1979
Peak Year Births 30 34,050
Peak Decade 1930ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1888 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melvia Melissa
1880ss 5 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss 11 323
1910ss 86 516
1920ss 167 526
1930ss 190 666
1940ss 185 2,837
1950ss 179 22,293
1960ss 100 119,202
1970ss 26 253,267
1980ss 23 217,922
1990ss — 89,990
2000ss — 32,625
2010ss — 14,272
2020ss — 4,863

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melvia Melissa
2014 — 1,509
2015 — 1,283
2016 — 1,236
2017 — 1,170
2018 — 1,117
2019 — 933
2020 — 887
2021 — 836
2022 — 823
2023 — 744
2024 — 826
2025 — 747

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, 1888–1988.

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