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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 825 female babies that were named Melissa in the US, which was 0.05% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Melissa peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 31,634 babies, which was 1.91% of the total female babies born in the US in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	31634	1.91
1981	28005	1.68
1982	25866	1.53
1983	23474	1.41
1984	21897	1.30
1985	19963	1.16
1986	17667	1.03
1987	17674	1.02
1988	16545	0.93
1989	15204	0.83
1990	14000	0.74
1991	13348	0.71
1992	11710	0.64
1993	10224	0.56
1994	8796	0.49
1995	7878	0.45
1996	7170	0.41
1997	6679	0.38
1998	5354	0.30
1999	4830	0.27
2000	4532	0.25
2001	4145	0.23
2002	3769	0.21
2003	3502	0.19
2004	3338	0.18
2005	3085	0.17
2006	2893	0.15
2007	2505	0.13
2008	2517	0.13
2009	2338	0.13
2010	1951	0.11
2011	1709	0.10
2012	1772	0.10
2013	1592	0.09
2014	1509	0.08
2015	1283	0.07
2016	1236	0.07
2017	1170	0.07
2018	1117	0.07
2019	933	0.06
2020	887	0.06
2021	836	0.05
2022	823	0.05
2023	743	0.05
2024	825	0.05