Girls' name · since 1968

Mellisia

Mellisia has 10 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

10
total births
1968–1979
years on record
1960s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade

Mellisia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1968.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mellisia has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1979.

  • 10 total births
  • 1968–1979 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 50% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Mellisia's 10 recorded births place it above 21% 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.

Mellisia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mellisia's full recorded timeline at 1979, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births.

Mellisia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1968)
5
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
5 19681979 5

Mellisia by decade

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

1960s was Mellisia's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Mellisia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mellisia?
Mellisia has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1968, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 5 babies were born in 1968, its single highest year.
When was Mellisia most popular?
Mellisia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Mellisia been used?
Mellisia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 12 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Mellisia?
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.

What to do with Mellisia's data

  • Mellisia's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1968–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Mellisia: Baby Name Since 1968 - 10 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mellisia. 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 Mellisia 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.