NameTides

Melisa

Melisa was the #2,933 girls' name in the US in 2025 (57 babies), and #778 in England & Wales.

Melisa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Melisa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Melisa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,933 (57)#778 (47)——#483 (7)—
2024#3,047 (53)#751 (50)——#631 (5)—
2023#3,047 (54)#555 (70)——#856 (3)#2,366 (8)
2022#3,171 (51)#655 (57)#760 (3)—#747 (4)#2,553 (7)
2021#3,069 (53)#688 (55)——#586 (6)—
2020#3,450 (44)#655 (57)——#375 (10)#2,343 (8)
2019#2,593 (67)#562 (72)——#502 (7)#2,872 (6)
2018#2,532 (69)#641 (63)—#434 (3)#734 (4)—
2017#2,432 (74)#771 (51)——#734 (4)#2,374 (8)
2016#2,479 (73)#703 (58)—#353 (4)#750 (4)#2,892 (6)
2015#2,590 (69)#860 (43)——#581 (6)#3,286 (5)
2014#2,256 (83)#731 (54)#802 (3)—#876 (3)#2,905 (6)
2013#1,834 (110)#944 (39)#663 (4)—#660 (5)#2,376 (8)
2012#1,680 (126)#887 (42)——#768 (4)#2,013 (10)
2011#1,633 (132)#915 (39)———#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1973 at #341.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1948.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Melisa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 26,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Melisa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Melisa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MelisaCanadaGirls—too few
MelisaEngland & WalesGirls#77847
MelisaIrelandGirls#4837
MelisaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MelisaScotlandGirls—too few
MelisaUSGirls#2,93357
MelisaUSBoys—too few