Is Melissa a boy or girl name?
Melissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 825 girls and 0 boys were named Melissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 761,881 US babies named Melissa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #378
- Babies named Melissa since 1880
- 761,881
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 34,179 babies
Boys and girls named Melissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 427 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 399 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 323 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 516 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 526 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 666 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,838 | 100% |
| 1950s | 31 | 22,293 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 307 | 119,202 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 894 | 253,268 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 921 | 217,929 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 265 | 89,989 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 72 | 32,624 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 5 | 14,272 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,114 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 825 | #378 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 743 | #410 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 823 | #379 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 836 | #372 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 887 | #349 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 933 | #340 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,117 | #299 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,170 | #275 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,236 | #260 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,380 | 1,283 | #253 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,509 | #224 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,592 | #202 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,772 | #178 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,709 | #184 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,951 | #156 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 2,338 | #137 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,646 | 2,517 | #134 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,868 | 2,505 | #137 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,351 | 2,893 | #117 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,949 | 3,085 | #104 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,602 | 3,338 | #98 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,356 | 3,502 | #96 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,187 | 3,769 | #80 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,902 | 4,145 | #74 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,940 | 4,532 | #71 |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,101 | 4,830 | #64 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,802 | 5,354 | #59 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,545 | 6,679 | #44 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,320 | 7,170 | #42 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,268 | 7,878 | #35 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,913 | 8,796 | #31 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,381 | 10,224 | #30 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,027 | 11,710 | #24 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,583 | 13,348 | #20 |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,680 | 14,000 | #20 |
| 1989 | 77 | #1,226 | 15,204 | #19 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,185 | 16,545 | #16 |
| 1987 | 74 | #1,120 | 17,674 | #13 |
| 1986 | 84 | #1,013 | 17,667 | #12 |
| 1985 | 85 | #994 | 19,963 | #11 |
| 1984 | 83 | #980 | 21,897 | #8 |
| 1983 | 101 | #874 | 23,474 | #6 |
| 1982 | 109 | #851 | 25,866 | #5 |
| 1981 | 97 | #911 | 28,005 | #5 |
| 1980 | 138 | #747 | 31,634 | #4 |
| 1979 | 129 | #764 | 34,050 | #2 |
| 1978 | 101 | #857 | 28,327 | #2 |
| 1977 | 92 | #891 | 26,880 | #2 |
| 1976 | 88 | #887 | 25,094 | #3 |
| 1975 | 92 | #869 | 24,167 | #4 |
| 1974 | 86 | #867 | 22,166 | #7 |
| 1973 | 77 | #921 | 22,480 | #6 |
| 1972 | 84 | #883 | 22,494 | #7 |
| 1971 | 75 | #946 | 23,876 | #7 |
| 1970 | 70 | #964 | 23,734 | #7 |
| 1969 | 69 | #918 | 23,019 | #5 |
| 1968 | 61 | #936 | 21,731 | #5 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,145 | 18,377 | #9 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,254 | 14,253 | #22 |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,545 | 10,564 | #38 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,952 | 8,318 | #53 |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,618 | 7,319 | #61 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,784 | 6,308 | #68 |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,032 | 4,901 | #95 |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,010 | 4,412 | #109 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,620 | 3,627 | #127 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,598 | 3,323 | #130 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 2,780 | #147 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,906 | 2,527 | #150 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 2,416 | #149 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 2,062 | #170 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 2,007 | #163 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,442 | #201 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,129 | #229 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 980 | #240 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 779 | #276 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 600 | #318 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 319 | #460 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 198 | #567 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 186 | #532 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 177 | #542 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 189 | #548 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 154 | #599 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 141 | #594 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 95 | #716 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 116 | #631 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 85 | #754 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 90 | #718 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 56 | #919 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 63 | #872 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,071 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 51 | #968 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 62 | #896 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,087 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 57 | #976 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,148 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,174 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,170 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,126 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,017 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,075 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,082 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 68 | #889 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 66 | #917 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 59 | #956 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,034 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 63 | #909 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 54 | #950 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 64 | #854 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 67 | #805 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 52 | #814 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 47 | #772 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 42 | #776 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 31 | #785 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 47 | #614 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 33 | #702 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 27 | #753 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 38 | #611 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 22 | #787 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 30 | #650 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 24 | #719 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 35 | #553 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 40 | #505 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 34 | #527 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 40 | #536 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 47 | #427 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 35 | #539 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 35 | #495 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 30 | #562 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 41 | #448 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 52 | #392 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 53 | #372 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 34 | #469 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 30 | #474 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 42 | #390 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 46 | #355 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 40 | #384 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 34 | #370 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 58 | #274 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 45 | #299 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 48 | #279 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 42 | #276 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 41 | #276 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 40 | #256 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 33 | #274 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Melissa reached #747 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #2 in 1977. 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 Melissa
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.