Recorded 1908–1925 Girls' name Peak 1919 28 births

Melissie — girls' name

28 babies named Melissie in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Melissie was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Melissie in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melissie

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Melissie between 1908 and 1925, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melissie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melissie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Melissie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melissie 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 28 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.

Melissie at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

28

Since 1908

18 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1908

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1925

Melissie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1908

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Melissie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 43% of Melissie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melissie?
28 babies have been named Melissie since 1908. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Melissie most popular?
Melissie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Melissie been used?
Melissie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 18 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Melissie?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–1925 (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.