Recorded 1967–2003 Girls' name Peak 1994 123 births

Melizza — girls' name

123 babies named Melizza in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s271980s291990s572000s5

The verdict

123 girls have been named Melizza since 1967, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

123
total births
1967–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Melizza was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

10 babies were named Melizza in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melizza

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Melizza between 1967 and 2003, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melizza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melizza performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Melizza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Melizza in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melizza 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 123 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.

Melizza at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

123

Since 1967

37 years of records

Peak year

1994

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1967

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2003

Melizza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1967

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1994)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Melizza by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 46% of Melizza's all-time total
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Melizza by state

Where Melizza concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Melizza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 8.1%
California share of Melizza's total US births 8.1%

10 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melizza?
123 babies have been named Melizza since 1967. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1994 with 10 births.
When was Melizza most popular?
Melizza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Melizza most popular?
The top states for the name Melizza are California (10 births).
How long has the name Melizza been used?
Melizza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 37 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Melizza?
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, 1967–2003 (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.