The baby name Melisa appears in baby name data for the United States from 1953 to 2024. It was most popular in 1973 with 744 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Melisa has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1955 | 8 |
| 1956 | 11 |
| 1957 | 49 |
| 1958 | 55 |
| 1959 | 70 |
| 1960 | 120 |
| 1961 | 137 |
| 1962 | 151 |
| 1963 | 238 |
| 1964 | 278 |
| 1965 | 395 |
| 1966 | 407 |
| 1967 | 551 |
| 1968 | 723 |
| 1969 | 592 |
| 1970 | 656 |
| 1971 | 731 |
| 1972 | 733 |
| 1973 | 744 |
| 1974 | 689 |
| 1975 | 621 |
| 1976 | 636 |
| 1977 | 626 |
| 1978 | 606 |
| 1979 | 726 |
| 1980 | 618 |
| 1981 | 514 |
| 1982 | 427 |
| 1983 | 343 |
| 1984 | 320 |
| 1985 | 395 |
| 1986 | 284 |
| 1987 | 259 |
| 1988 | 343 |
| 1989 | 216 |
| 1990 | 195 |
| 1991 | 188 |
| 1992 | 231 |
| 1993 | 164 |
| 1994 | 107 |
| 1995 | 86 |
| 1996 | 118 |
| 1997 | 162 |
| 1998 | 163 |
| 1999 | 120 |
| 2000 | 95 |
| 2001 | 156 |
| 2002 | 104 |
| 2003 | 137 |
| 2004 | 237 |
| 2005 | 163 |
| 2006 | 117 |
| 2007 | 109 |
| 2008 | 130 |
| 2009 | 47 |
| 2010 | 99 |
| 2011 | 92 |
| 2012 | 82 |
| 2013 | 60 |
| 2014 | 24 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2024 | 11 |