Melisa is an established variant of Melissa that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Melisa is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,950 for girl births in the United States (and #5,187 across all names), given to 57 babies. Melisa was first reported in SSA data in 1948 and peaked in 1979 (661 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | #2,950 | — |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | #3,071 | — |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | #3,073 | — |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | #3,201 | — |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | #3,098 | — |
| 2020 | 44 | 44 | #3,479 | — |
| 2019 | 67 | 67 | #2,623 | — |
| 2018 | 69 | 69 | #2,551 | — |
| 2017 | 74 | 74 | #2,454 | — |
| 2016 | 73 | 73 | #2,497 | — |
| 2015 | 69 | 69 | #2,609 | — |
| 2014 | 83 | 83 | #2,264 | — |
| 2013 | 110 | 110 | #1,841 | — |
| 2012 | 126 | 126 | #1,682 | — |
| 2011 | 132 | 132 | #1,636 | — |
| 2010 | 129 | 129 | #1,655 | — |
| 2009 | 134 | 134 | #1,671 | — |
| 2008 | 153 | 153 | #1,524 | — |
| 2007 | 163 | 163 | #1,451 | — |
| 2006 | 189 | 189 | #1,273 | — |
| 2005 | 188 | 188 | #1,215 | — |
| 2004 | 253 | 253 | #953 | — |
| 2003 | 228 | 228 | #1,016 | — |
| 2002 | 200 | 200 | #1,067 | — |
| 2001 | 216 | 216 | #995 | — |
| 2000 | 213 | 213 | #998 | — |
| 1999 | 196 | 196 | #1,042 | — |
| 1998 | 214 | 214 | #960 | — |
| 1997 | 231 | — | #880 | — |
| 1996 | 190 | — | #993 | — |
| 1995 | 197 | — | #958 | — |
| 1994 | 217 | — | #887 | — |
| 1993 | 236 | — | #836 | — |
| 1992 | 266 | — | #775 | — |
| 1991 | 265 | — | #777 | — |
| 1990 | 264 | — | #778 | — |
| 1989 | 272 | — | #726 | — |
| 1988 | 337 | — | #595 | — |
| 1987 | 298 | — | #636 | — |
| 1986 | 328 | — | #589 | — |
| 1985 | 379 | — | #526 | — |
| 1984 | 376 | — | #517 | — |
| 1983 | 385 | — | #504 | — |
| 1982 | 428 | — | #484 | — |
| 1981 | 516 | — | #421 | — |
| 1980 | 566 | — | #405 | — |
| 1979 | 661 | — | #350 | — |
| 1978 | 554 | — | #380 | — |
| 1977 | 558 | — | #382 | #6,500 |
| 1976 | 546 | — | #377 | — |
| 1975 | 548 | — | #379 | — |
| 1974 | 618 | — | #352 | — |
| 1973 | 638 | — | #342 | — |
| 1972 | 638 | — | #351 | #5,491 |
| 1971 | 583 | — | #388 | — |
| 1970 | 556 | — | #410 | — |
| 1969 | 527 | — | #420 | — |
| 1968 | 578 | — | #383 | — |
| 1967 | 482 | — | #426 | — |
| 1966 | 387 | — | #478 | — |
| 1965 | 372 | — | #495 | — |
| 1964 | 276 | — | #603 | — |
| 1963 | 261 | — | #625 | — |
| 1962 | 216 | — | #703 | — |
| 1961 | 157 | — | #844 | — |
| 1960 | 140 | — | #882 | — |
| 1959 | 118 | — | #974 | — |
| 1958 | 101 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1957 | 71 | — | #1,249 | — |
| 1956 | 51 | — | #1,501 | — |
| 1955 | 36 | — | #1,763 | — |
| 1954 | 25 | — | #2,168 | — |
| 1953 | 27 | — | #2,000 | — |
| 1952 | 25 | — | #2,060 | — |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #3,057 | — |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #5,098 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,770 | — |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,758 | — |