Trend of the Popularity of Melissa as a Female Baby Name in Rhode Island

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2011, there were 5 female babies that were named Melissa in Rhode Island, which was 0.17% of the total number of female babies born in Rhode Island in 2011. Between 1980 and 2011, the name Melissa peaked as a female baby name in Rhode Island in 1980 with a count of 166 babies, which was 3.66% of the total female babies born in Rhode Island in 1980.

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

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Melissa in Rhode Island

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Melissa in Rhode Island

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in Rhode Island who were named Melissa from 1980 to 2011.

Trend of the Popularity of Melissa as a Female Baby Name in Rhode Island

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	166	3.66
1981	137	3.08
1982	130	2.76
1983	128	2.70
1984	110	2.36
1985	88	1.83
1986	94	1.86
1987	78	1.49
1988	70	1.35
1989	63	1.18
1990	73	1.32
1991	50	0.95
1992	43	0.82
1993	36	0.72
1994	34	0.72
1995	29	0.64
1996	16	0.38
1997	24	0.57
1998	15	0.36
1999	14	0.34
2000	22	0.58
2001	13	0.33
2002	9	0.23
2003	9	0.23
2004	7	0.18
2005	6	0.16
2006	7	0.20
2008	6	0.19
2009	6	0.20
2010	7	0.23
2011	5	0.17