How Many People Are Named Melisha?
An estimated 843 people in the United States have the first name Melisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Melisha peaked in popularity in 1980 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melisha 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 Melisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
843
About 1 in 406,589 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1980
62 births
Total Registered
912
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melisha
Melisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 912 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melisha as a female name
Ranked #18,334 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1980 (62 births)
Melisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melisha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 304 babies were registered. Melisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melisha by Decade
How has Melisha 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.
Melisha by State
Birth registrations for Melisha span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Tennessee, Georgia. The lowest are in North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama. On average, about 9 Melishas were registered per state.
Melisha + Last Name Combinations
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Melisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melisha?
We estimate approximately 843 people named Melisha 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 406,589 Americans share this first name.
Is Melisha a common name?
Melisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 912 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melisha most popular?
Melisha reached peak popularity in 1980, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melisha is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melisha a female name?
Melisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melisha Smith, Melisha Johnson, Melisha 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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