Trend of the Popularity of Melissa as a Female Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

See similar for other states, and the United States.

Search for another Female Name:

In 2024, there were 163 female babies that were named Melissa in California, which was 0.10% of the total number of female babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Melissa peaked as a female baby name in California in 1980 with a count of 2,985 babies, which was 1.72% of the total female babies born in California in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in California that were named Melissa, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in California that were named Melissa.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Melissa in California

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Melissa in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in California who were named Melissa from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Melissa as a Female Baby Name in California

Items per page:

0 of 0

Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	2985	1.72
1981	2845	1.57
1982	2733	1.47
1983	2622	1.40
1984	2557	1.33
1985	2500	1.24
1986	2425	1.17
1987	2534	1.18
1988	2535	1.11
1989	2462	1.01
1990	2443	0.93
1991	2581	0.99
1992	2297	0.89
1993	2135	0.86
1994	1881	0.78
1995	1771	0.76
1996	1731	0.75
1997	1732	0.78
1998	1360	0.62
1999	1254	0.57
2000	1156	0.52
2001	1154	0.52
2002	1046	0.47
2003	962	0.42
2004	921	0.40
2005	835	0.36
2006	785	0.33
2007	682	0.29
2008	659	0.29
2009	661	0.30
2010	539	0.26
2011	469	0.23
2012	504	0.24
2013	428	0.21
2014	419	0.20
2015	310	0.15
2016	317	0.16
2017	275	0.14
2018	286	0.15
2019	237	0.13
2020	206	0.12
2021	175	0.10
2022	168	0.10
2023	146	0.09
2024	163	0.10