Melissa
4 countries#419 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Melissa was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
762,623 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #419 · peaked in 1979 with 34,179 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
4,084 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #474 · peaked in 1994 with 224 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
3,661 births recorded 1984–2022 · currently #393 · peaked in 2011 with 618 births
Most common in: Bouches-du-Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, Val-de-Marne, Haute-Garonne
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
420 births recorded 1997–2023 · peaked in 1997 with 55 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Melissa’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #117 | — |
| 2007 | #137 | ↓20 |
| 2008 | #134 | ↑3 |
| 2009 | #137 | ↓3 |
| 2010 | #156 | ↓19 |
| 2011 | #184 | ↓28 |
| 2012 | #178 | ↑6 |
| 2013 | #202 | ↓24 |
| 2014 | #224 | ↓22 |
| 2015 | #253 | ↓29 |
| 2016 | #260 | ↓7 |
| 2017 | #274 | ↓14 |
| 2018 | #299 | ↓25 |
| 2019 | #340 | ↓41 |
| 2020 | #349 | ↓9 |
| 2021 | #372 | ↓23 |
| 2022 | #379 | ↓7 |
| 2023 | #411 | ↓32 |
| 2024 | #379 | ↑32 |
| 2025 | #419 | ↓40 |
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