Girls' name · since 1952
Mellisa
4,575 babies named Mellisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,575
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mellisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,575 recorded since 1952.
Mellisa has 4,575 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2024.
- #2,723 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,575 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mellisa ranks #2,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,575 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,575
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mellisa's 4,575 recorded births place it above 96.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Mellisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mellisa's full recorded timeline at 1985, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 221 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mellisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2024
- Peak year (1979)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Mellisa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,569 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Mellisa's strongest decade.
1,569 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mellisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s 551
1960s
551 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,569 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,539 births
- 1990s
1990s
641 births
- 2000s 184
2000s
184 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,569 births (34% of all-time use).
How Mellisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mellisa's total volume
Mellisa by state
Where Mellisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 547 | 12.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 279 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 252 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 192 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 158 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 145 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 134 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 123 | 2.7% |
547 of 4,575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Mellisa appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mellisa's data
- Mellisa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,569 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mellisas (547 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mellisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1952–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Mellisa 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 August 2026.