Is Melisha a boy or girl name?

Melisha is a girl’s name. Of the 912 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Melisha

Recorded 1960–2014 · United States

Melisha was most popular in 1980, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,809 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 912 people named Melisha.

Melisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Melisha’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 912 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.

Names that peaked alongside Melisha

Explore further

See Melisha on the interactive charts

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