How Many People Are Named Mellisa?
An estimated 4,205 people in the United States have the first name Mellisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Mellisa peaked in popularity in 1979 with 221 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mellisa 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 Mellisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,205
About 1 in 81,511 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1979
221 births
Total Registered
4,575
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mellisa
Mellisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,575 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mellisa as a female name
Ranked #16,811 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (221 births)
Mellisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mellisa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,569 babies were registered. Mellisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mellisa by Decade
How has Mellisa 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.
Mellisa by State
Birth registrations for Mellisa span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico. On average, about 79 Mellisas were registered per state.
Mellisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mellisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mellisa
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Mellisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mellisa?
We estimate approximately 4,205 people named Mellisa 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 81,511 Americans share this first name.
Is Mellisa a common name?
Mellisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,575 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mellisa most popular?
Mellisa reached peak popularity in 1979, when 221 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mellisa is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mellisa a female name?
Mellisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mellisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mellisa Smith, Mellisa Johnson, Mellisa 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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