Mellissa
3 countriesUS
5,625
total births, United States
SCOT
56
total births, Scotland
FR
42
total births, France
Total births recorded
5,723
Peak year (United States)
1979
Peak-year count
272
First recorded
1926
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Mellissa was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandFrance
Country by country
United States
5,625 births recorded 1926–2018 · peaked in 1979 with 272 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, New York, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
56 births recorded 1982–2000 · peaked in 1987 with 9 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
42 births recorded 1990–2017 · peaked in 1990 with 6 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Mellissa’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #2028 | — |
| 1996 | #2229 | ↓201 |
| 1997 | #2874 | ↓645 |
| 1998 | #2929 | ↓55 |
| 1999 | #3443 | ↓514 |
| 2000 | #4649 | ↓1206 |
| 2001 | #4688 | ↓39 |
| 2002 | #4381 | ↑307 |
| 2003 | #5586 | ↓1205 |
| 2004 | #5969 | ↓383 |
| 2005 | #7500 | ↓1531 |
| 2006 | #5906 | ↑1594 |
| 2007 | #7394 | ↓1488 |
| 2008 | #7408 | ↓14 |
| 2009 | #9975 | ↓2567 |
| 2010 | #8701 | ↑1274 |
| 2011 | #10374 | ↓1673 |
| 2012 | #14962 | ↓4588 |
| 2016 | #11781 | ↑3181 |
| 2018 | #15682 | ↓3901 |