How Many People Are Named Melisia?
An estimated 108 people in the United States have the first name Melisia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Melisia peaked in popularity in 1971 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melisia 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 Melisia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
108
About 1 in 3,173,651 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1971
15 births
Total Registered
122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melisia
Melisia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 122 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melisia as a female name
Ranked #9,903 in 1984
6 female births in 1984
Peak: 1971 (15 births)
Melisia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melisia span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 66 babies were registered. Melisia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melisia by Decade
How has Melisia 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.
Melisia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melisia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melisia
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Melisia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melisia?
We estimate approximately 108 people named Melisia 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 3,173,651 Americans share this first name.
Is Melisia a common name?
Melisia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melisia most popular?
Melisia reached peak popularity in 1971, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melisia is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melisia a female name?
Melisia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melisia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melisia Smith, Melisia Johnson, Melisia 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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