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Mellissa

Girl

Short-lived name

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Mellissa peaked in 1979, when 1 baby in 12,231 was given the name. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 34% of all babies named Mellissa since 1880 were born in the 1970s.
5,625births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 639rank at its peak, in 1979

Where babies named Mellissa are born

1979

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Mellissa is most common in Florida (1.8 times), Ohio (1.7) and Michigan (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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