How Many People Are Named Melessa?
An estimated 441 people in the United States have the first name Melessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Melessa peaked in popularity in 1976 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melessa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Melessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
441
About 1 in 777,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1976
28 births
Total Registered
502
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melessa
Melessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 502 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melessa as a female name
Ranked #11,261 in 1992
7 female births in 1992
Peak: 1976 (28 births)
Melessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melessa span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 196 babies were registered. Melessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melessa by Decade
How has Melessa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Melessa by State
Melessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Melessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melessa?
We estimate approximately 441 people named Melessa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 777,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Melessa a common name?
Melessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 502 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melessa most popular?
Melessa reached peak popularity in 1976, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melessa is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melessa a female name?
Melessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melessa Smith, Melessa Johnson, Melessa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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