How Many People Are Named Melissia?
An estimated 1,660 people in the United States have the first name Melissia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Melissia peaked in popularity in 1968 with 121 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melissia 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 Melissia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,660
About 1 in 206,479 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1968
121 births
Total Registered
1,926
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melissia
Melissia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,926 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melissia as a female name
Ranked #16,687 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1968 (121 births)
Melissia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melissia span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 828 babies were registered. Melissia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melissia by Decade
How has Melissia 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.
Melissia by State
Birth registrations for Melissia span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, Virginia. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 26 Melissias were registered per state.
Melissia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melissia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Melissia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melissia?
We estimate approximately 1,660 people named Melissia 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 206,479 Americans share this first name.
Is Melissia a common name?
Melissia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,926 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melissia most popular?
Melissia reached peak popularity in 1968, when 121 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melissia is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melissia a female name?
Melissia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melissia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melissia Smith, Melissia Johnson, Melissia 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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