How Many People Are Named Melyssa?
An estimated 1,936 people in the United States have the first name Melyssa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Melyssa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 121 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melyssa 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 Melyssa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,936
About 1 in 177,043 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1989
121 births
Total Registered
2,023
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melyssa
Melyssa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,023 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melyssa as a female name
Ranked #13,009 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1989 (121 births)
Melyssa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melyssa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 658 babies were registered. Melyssa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melyssa by Decade
How has Melyssa 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.
Melyssa by State
Birth registrations for Melyssa span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Arizona. On average, about 57 Melyssas were registered per state.
Melyssa + Last Name Combinations
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Melyssa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melyssa?
We estimate approximately 1,936 people named Melyssa 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 177,043 Americans share this first name.
Is Melyssa a common name?
Melyssa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,023 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melyssa most popular?
Melyssa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 121 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melyssa is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melyssa a female name?
Melyssa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melyssa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melyssa Smith, Melyssa Johnson, Melyssa 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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