Baby name

Melisa

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1979, with 661 births and the No. 350 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 78 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 2933. 31% of all babies named Melisa since 1880 were born in the 1970s.

19,111births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 350rank at its peak, in 1979

Where babies named Melisa are born

1979

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The darker the blue, the more common Melisa is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Melisa is most common in California (1.4 times), Texas (1.4) and Georgia (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Melissa 760,128
Elisa 47,661
Melina 19,926
Melia 5,321
Mellisa 4,575
Delisa 3,251

Names from the same era

Latisha · Elissa · Brianne · Janna · Janell · Shauna

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