Girls' name · since 1980

Melissasue

Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Melissasue, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

17
total births
1980–1985
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Melissasue is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1980.

Melissasue has 17 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1985.

  • 17 total births
  • 1980–1985 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Melissasue's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Melissasue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Melissasue splits its recorded history at 1983: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Melissasue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 198019831985 6

Melissasue by decade

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

1980s was Melissasue's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Melissasue births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melissasue?
Melissasue has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1985. 6 babies were born in 1980, its single highest year.
When was Melissasue most popular?
Melissasue was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Melissasue been used?
The SSA has tracked Melissasue since 1980 -- 6 years through the most recent 1985 data.
What names are similar to Melissasue?
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.

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, 1980–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Melissasue: Baby Name Since 1980 - 17 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melissasue. 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 Melissasue 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.