Melyssa vs Melissa

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

Name A

Melyssa

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Melyssa Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #376
Total Births (all years) 2,023 759,386
Peak Year 1989 1979
Peak Year Births 121 34,050
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1965 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melyssa Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,838
1950ss — 22,293
1960ss 51 119,202
1970ss 231 253,268
1980ss 528 217,929
1990ss 658 89,989
2000ss 341 32,624
2010ss 187 14,272
2020ss 27 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melyssa Melissa
2014 16 1,509
2015 19 1,283
2016 12 1,236
2017 19 1,170
2018 11 1,117
2019 16 933
2020 8 887
2021 6 836
2022 6 823
2023 7 743
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, 1965–2023.

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