Name Legacy

Melissia

Recorded 1894–2000 · United States

Melissia was most popular in 1968, when 121 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,571 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,926 people named Melissia.

Most popular in1968
Rank that year#1,571
Births that year121
Total since 18801,926
Given to100% girls

Melissia over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Melissia’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melissia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melissia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,926 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 Melissia

Where Melissia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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