Melisssa
#22,143 most common girls' name of all time · #36,107 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1967–1990
Rank among girls
#22,143
Rank overall
#36,107 of 105,966
First appeared
1967
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
133
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1981 #5,152
Best rank
#5,052 1972
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Melisssa first appears in 1967. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,575 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,880 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,198 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,598 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,318 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,740 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,045 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,683 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,152 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,108 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,040 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,473 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,278 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,054 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,194 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | 11 | #5,052 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,923 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,762 |