Melisa

Girl name

Melisa has been given to 19,121 babies in the U.S. since 1948. It peaked in 1979.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

19,121

Peak year

1979 (661 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1948

10-year trend

▼ -17%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Melisa.

19,361 babies since 1967

19,409 babies since 1965

18,444 babies since 1948

19,906 babies since 1880

18,033 babies since 1914

17,968 babies since 1938

20,504 babies since 1947

17,655 babies since 1880

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