Melvina vs Melissa

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

Name A

Melvina

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Melvina Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #376
Total Births (all years) 6,645 759,386
Peak Year 1920 1979
Peak Year Births 136 34,050
Peak Decade 1920ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melvina Melissa
1880ss 298 427
1890ss 353 399
1900ss 434 323
1910ss 824 516
1920ss 1,058 526
1930ss 685 666
1940ss 737 2,838
1950ss 731 22,293
1960ss 582 119,202
1970ss 427 253,268
1980ss 266 217,929
1990ss 134 89,989
2000ss 77 32,624
2010ss 30 14,272
2020ss 9 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melvina Melissa
2014 5 1,509
2015 — 1,283
2016 — 1,236
2017 5 1,170
2018 — 1,117
2019 7 933
2020 — 887
2021 — 836
2022 — 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, 1880–2023.

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