Girls' name · since 1960
Melisha
912 babies named Melisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 912
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
912 girls have been named Melisha since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Melisha recorded 912 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2014.
- #8,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 912 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melisha ranks #8,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 912 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 912
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Melisha's 912 recorded births place it above 88.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Melisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Melisha splits its recorded history at 1983: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Melisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2014
- Peak year (1980)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Melisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (304 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Melisha's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Melisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
297 births
- 1980s
1980s
304 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 304 births (33% of all-time use).
How Melisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Melisha's total volume
Melisha by state
Where Melisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
20 of 912 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Melisha appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Melisha's data
- Melisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (304 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Melishas (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Melisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.