How Many People Are Named Melissa Hoffman?

There are approximately 288 people named Melissa Hoffman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,190,119 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Melissa with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hoffman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

288

1 in 1,190,119 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Melissa

Last Name

Hoffman

Melissa: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Melissa. The peak year was 1979 with 34,179 births. The average person named Melissa today is 45 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Melissa

In the 2020 Census, the first name Melissa was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.88%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (16.41%) and Black (4.18%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Melissa in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Melissa rose or fell over time.

White

73.88%

Black

4.18%

Hispanic

16.41%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.81%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.65%

Two or More Races

3.07%

Ancestry of the Hoffman Surname

The surname Hoffman was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Hoffman in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

91.33%

Black

1.28%

Hispanic

3.12%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.83%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.53%

Two or More Races

2.91%

How we calculated this

The first name "Melissa" has an estimated frequency of 0.202% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Hoffman" appears at a rate of 41.67 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Melissa are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 288 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Melissa

Melissa Smith Melissa Johnson Melissa Williams Melissa Brown Melissa Jones Melissa Garcia Melissa Anderson Melissa Hall

Other people with the surname Hoffman

Michael Hoffman James Hoffman John Hoffman David Hoffman Robert Hoffman William Hoffman Zachary Hoffman

Melissa Hoffman: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Melissa Hoffman?

We estimate approximately 288 people named Melissa Hoffman are alive in the United States today. The first name Melissa is shared by 690,697 Americans, and the surname Hoffman is shared by 142,833.

How rare is the name Melissa Hoffman?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,190,119 Americans. The first name Melissa is very common and the surname Hoffman is common.

Is Melissa a male or female name?

Melissa is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1979 and the average bearer today is 45 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Melissa?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Melissa was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.88%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (16.41%) and Black (4.18%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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