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Melissa Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
0.33%
Male
99.67%
Female
Melissa is predominantly a girls name, with 99.67% of Melissas being girls, and 0.33% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 2496 males named Melissa, and 756902 females given the name
Popularity of Melissa by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Melissa in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Melissa: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Melissa' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Melissa in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Melissa's average ranking is 890.27, with it's highest ever rank being #. Melissa has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 5 times, and has reached the top hundred names 44 times.
Melissa has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 759398 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Melissa gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1967, when it's usage went up by 131.89%. During this year, 18379 babies were named Melissa, which was 0.5498% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 1.041%, in this year alone more than 34000 girls were named Melissa.
Popular 'M' Names - Girls
| Name | 'M-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mia | 1. | 12. | 14366 | 0.397% |
| Madison | 2. | 50. | 8982 | 0.248% |
| Mila | 3. | 133. | 4802 | 0.133% |
| Madelyn | 4. | 158. | 4208 | 0.116% |
| Maya | 5. | 162. | 4055 | 0.112% |
| Melanie | 6. | 195. | 3473 | 0.096% |
| Mackenzie | 7. | 201. | 3390 | 0.094% |
| Madeline | 8. | 218. | 3257 | 0.09% |
| Maria | 9. | 259. | 2788 | 0.077% |
| Mary | 10. | 289. | 2487 | 0.069% |
| Morgan | 11. | 303. | 2319 | 0.064% |
| Margaret | 12. | 318. | 2202 | 0.061% |
| Melody | 13. | 326. | 2128 | 0.059% |
| Mckenzie | 14. | 357. | 1982 | 0.055% |
| Molly | 15. | 358. | 1977 | 0.055% |
| Makayla | 16. | 370. | 1918 | 0.053% |
| Mariah | 17. | 371. | 1905 | 0.053% |
| Mya | 18. | 374. | 1902 | 0.053% |
| Michelle | 19. | 449. | 1559 | 0.043% |
| Marley | 20. | 462. | 1491 | 0.041% |