Melysa vs Melissa

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

Name A

Melysa

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #379

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Metric Melysa Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #379
Total Births (all years) 80 760,128
Peak Year 1989 1979
Peak Year Births 10 34,050
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melysa Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,837
1950ss — 22,293
1960ss — 119,202
1970ss 6 253,267
1980ss 24 217,922
1990ss 38 89,990
2000ss 12 32,625
2010ss — 14,272
2020ss — 4,863

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melysa 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, 1979–2008.

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