Recorded 1976–1998 Girls' name Peak 1988 197 births

Melissaann — girls' name

197 babies named Melissaann in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s1181990s42

The verdict

197 girls have been named Melissaann since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

197
total births
1976–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Melissaann was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

18 babies were named Melissaann in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melissaann

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Melissaann between 1976 and 1998, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melissaann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melissaann performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Melissaann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Melissaann in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melissaann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 197 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Melissaann at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

197

Since 1976

23 years of records

Peak year

1988

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1976

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1998

Melissaann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1976

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1988)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 19981992198919861983198019771976 7

Melissaann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
118 births that decade — 60% of Melissaann's all-time total
1970s371980s1181990s42

Melissaann by state

Where Melissaann concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Melissaann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 13.7%
#2 New York
6 3.0%
California share of Melissaann's total US births 13.7%
Even split

27 of 197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melissaann?
197 babies have been named Melissaann since 1976. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1988 with 18 births.
When was Melissaann most popular?
Melissaann was most popular in the 1980s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Melissaann most popular?
The top states for the name Melissaann are California (27 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Melissaann been used?
Melissaann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 23 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Melissaann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Melissa, Melanie, Melinda, Melody, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.