Is Melessa a boy or girl name?

Melessa is a girl’s name. Of the 502 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Melessa

Recorded 1954–1992 · United States

Melessa was most popular in 1976, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,309 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 502 people named Melessa.

Melessa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Melessa’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melessa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melessa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 502 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org