How Many People Are Named Mellissa?
An estimated 5,120 people in the United States have the first name Mellissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Mellissa peaked in popularity in 1979 with 272 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mellissa 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 Mellissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,120
About 1 in 66,944 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1979
272 births
Total Registered
5,625
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mellissa
Mellissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,625 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mellissa as a female name
Ranked #17,327 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1979 (272 births)
Mellissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mellissa span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,921 babies were registered. Mellissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mellissa by Decade
How has Mellissa 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.
Mellissa by State
Birth registrations for Mellissa span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Colorado. On average, about 96 Mellissas were registered per state.
Mellissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mellissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mellissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mellissa?
We estimate approximately 5,120 people named Mellissa 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 66,944 Americans share this first name.
Is Mellissa a common name?
Mellissa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,625 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mellissa most popular?
Mellissa reached peak popularity in 1979, when 272 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mellissa is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mellissa a female name?
Mellissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mellissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mellissa Smith, Mellissa Johnson, Mellissa 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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