Is Melisa a boy or girl name?
Melisa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 53 girls and 0 boys were named Melisa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 19,064 US babies named Melisa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,064
- Babies named Melisa since 1948
- 19,064
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 661 babies
Boys and girls named Melisa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 473 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,396 | 100% |
| 1970s | 10 | 5,890 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,885 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,276 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,937 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 932 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 255 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,064 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,068 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,197 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,096 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,474 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,622 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,551 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,454 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,497 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,609 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,263 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,841 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,682 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,636 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,655 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,671 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,524 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,451 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,273 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,214 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 253 | #953 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,016 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 216 | #995 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 213 | #998 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,042 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 214 | #960 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 231 | #880 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 190 | #993 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 197 | #958 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 217 | #887 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 236 | #836 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 266 | #775 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 265 | #777 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 264 | #778 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 272 | #726 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 337 | #595 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 298 | #636 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 328 | #589 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 379 | #526 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 376 | #517 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 385 | #504 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 428 | #484 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 516 | #421 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 566 | #405 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 661 | #350 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 554 | #380 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,499 | 553 | #382 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 546 | #377 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 548 | #379 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 618 | #351 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 638 | #342 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,491 | 633 | #351 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 583 | #388 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 556 | #410 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 527 | #420 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 578 | #383 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 482 | #426 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 387 | #478 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 372 | #495 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 276 | #602 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 261 | #625 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 216 | #703 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 157 | #844 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 140 | #883 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 118 | #974 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,044 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,249 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,501 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,763 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,168 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,000 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,059 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,057 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,098 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,771 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,758 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Melisa reached #5,491 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #342 in 1973. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Melisa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.