Trend of the Popularity of Melissa as a Female Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 25 female babies that were named Melissa in New Jersey, which was 0.07% of the total number of female babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Melissa peaked as a female baby name in New Jersey in 1980 with a count of 995 babies, which was 2.67% of the total female babies born in New Jersey in 1980.

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

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Melissa in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Melissa in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of Melissa as a Female Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	995	2.67
1981	872	2.34
1982	878	2.30
1983	801	2.09
1984	775	1.98
1985	689	1.71
1986	698	1.66
1987	744	1.71
1988	761	1.68
1989	708	1.48
1990	632	1.32
1991	620	1.33
1992	551	1.21
1993	479	1.08
1994	442	1.00
1995	396	0.93
1996	332	0.78
1997	325	0.78
1998	269	0.65
1999	221	0.53
2000	206	0.49
2001	181	0.44
2002	132	0.32
2003	137	0.33
2004	128	0.31
2005	110	0.27
2006	95	0.23
2007	103	0.25
2008	86	0.22
2009	72	0.19
2010	48	0.13
2011	51	0.14
2012	51	0.14
2013	65	0.18
2014	46	0.12
2015	42	0.11
2016	30	0.08
2017	48	0.13
2018	26	0.07
2019	21	0.06
2020	28	0.08
2021	30	0.08
2022	29	0.08
2023	12	0.03
2024	25	0.07