The baby name Melissa appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1979 with 41,432 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Melissa has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1913 | 20 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 20 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 31 |
| 1920 | 11 |
| 1921 | 12 |
| 1922 | 31 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 28 |
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1930 | 9 |
| 1932 | 12 |
| 1933 | 27 |
| 1935 | 51 |
| 1936 | 14 |
| 1937 | 65 |
| 1938 | 37 |
| 1939 | 87 |
| 1940 | 49 |
| 1941 | 71 |
| 1942 | 103 |
| 1943 | 139 |
| 1944 | 108 |
| 1945 | 119 |
| 1946 | 183 |
| 1947 | 288 |
| 1948 | 598 |
| 1949 | 804 |
| 1950 | 1,188 |
| 1951 | 1,431 |
| 1952 | 1,767 |
| 1953 | 2,476 |
| 1954 | 2,454 |
| 1955 | 2,814 |
| 1956 | 3,111 |
| 1957 | 3,416 |
| 1958 | 4,069 |
| 1959 | 4,593 |
| 1960 | 5,709 |
| 1961 | 6,498 |
| 1962 | 8,310 |
| 1963 | 8,113 |
| 1964 | 9,902 |
| 1965 | 12,810 |
| 1966 | 17,536 |
| 1967 | 22,821 |
| 1968 | 27,120 |
| 1968 | 21 |
| 1969 | 28,411 |
| 1969 | 27 |
| 1970 | 29,290 |
| 1970 | 27 |
| 1971 | 29,862 |
| 1971 | 23 |
| 1972 | 27,841 |
| 1972 | 42 |
| 1973 | 27,009 |
| 1973 | 18 |
| 1974 | 26,636 |
| 1974 | 24 |
| 1975 | 28,827 |
| 1975 | 35 |
| 1976 | 29,991 |
| 1976 | 46 |
| 1977 | 33,568 |
| 1977 | 47 |
| 1978 | 35,547 |
| 1978 | 36 |
| 1979 | 41,432 |
| 1979 | 66 |
| 1980 | 37,601 |
| 1980 | 115 |
| 1981 | 31,709 |
| 1981 | 28 |
| 1982 | 29,142 |
| 1982 | 53 |
| 1983 | 26,098 |
| 1983 | 42 |
| 1984 | 24,092 |
| 1984 | 25 |
| 1985 | 22,158 |
| 1985 | 28 |
| 1986 | 20,559 |
| 1986 | 34 |
| 1987 | 21,042 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1988 | 19,354 |
| 1988 | 33 |
| 1989 | 17,666 |
| 1989 | 37 |
| 1990 | 13,468 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 14,713 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 11,865 |
| 1993 | 10,022 |
| 1994 | 8,880 |
| 1995 | 7,446 |
| 1996 | 6,765 |
| 1997 | 6,198 |
| 1998 | 5,333 |
| 1999 | 4,046 |
| 2000 | 3,783 |
| 2001 | 3,250 |
| 2002 | 2,971 |
| 2003 | 2,806 |
| 2004 | 3,555 |
| 2005 | 3,356 |
| 2006 | 2,814 |
| 2007 | 2,409 |
| 2008 | 2,465 |
| 2009 | 1,932 |
| 2010 | 1,585 |
| 2011 | 1,634 |
| 2012 | 1,690 |
| 2013 | 1,339 |
| 2014 | 1,236 |
| 2015 | 1,233 |
| 2016 | 1,251 |
| 2017 | 1,207 |
| 2018 | 1,071 |
| 2019 | 829 |
| 2020 | 820 |
| 2021 | 852 |
| 2022 | 869 |
| 2023 | 788 |
| 2024 | 837 |