girl's name
Mellissa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 6,052
Scotland
#507
2000 births
Mellissa is a girl's name. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1979, when 272 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1926.
Mellissa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 143 |
| 1960s | 874 |
| 1970s | 1,921 |
| 1980s | 1,730 |
| 1990s | 704 |
| 2000s | 201 |
| 2010s (to 2018) | 42 |
How popular is Mellissa?
In 2018, Mellissa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Mellissa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mellissa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mellissa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mellissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mellissa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mellissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mellissa
How popular is the name Mellissa?
In 2018, Mellissa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Mellissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Mellissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mellissa most popular?
Mellissa peaked in 1979, when 272 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.