How Many People Are Named Melisa?
people named Melisa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 18,850 people in the US has this name
Based on 19,121 babies named Melisa in Social Security records from 1948 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
661 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish and Bosnian form of MELISSA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Melisa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Melisa alive today is about 42 years old, and 69% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 53 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Melisa first appears in the records in 1948 and was given most often in 1979, to 661 babies. In 2025, 57 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1948 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Melisa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #342, in 1973. In 2025 it ranked #2,950.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,950 |
| Best rank | #342 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #381 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Melisa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Melisa were born in California than in any other state: about 2,611 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Melisa was given 1.5 times as often in Texas, 1.4 times in California and 1.4 times in Florida.
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