Name Legacy

Melyssa

Recorded 1965–2023 · United States

Melyssa was most popular in 1989, when 121 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,156 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,023 people named Melyssa.

Most popular in1989
Rank that year#2,156
Births that year121
Total since 18802,023
Given to100% girls

Melyssa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Melyssa’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melyssa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melyssa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,023 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Melyssa

Where Melyssa 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