Girls' name · since 1959
Meliss
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 351 babies named Meliss, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 351
- total births
- 1959–1994
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Meliss sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 351 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Meliss recorded 351 times among girls since 1959, 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 1959 to 1994.
- 351 total births
- 1959–1994 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meliss's 351 recorded births place it above 80% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meliss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meliss splits its recorded history at 1978: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meliss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1994
- Peak year (1988)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Meliss by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Meliss's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Meliss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
135 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 156 births (44% of all-time use).
Meliss by state
Where Meliss concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 351 births nationwide.
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- Meliss's decade-level peak was the 1980s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melisss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1959–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meliss: Baby Name Since 1959 - 351 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meliss. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Meliss 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 July 2026.