Melisha

meh-LEE-shuh /mɛˈliːʃə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Melisha is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Melisha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2014. Melisha was first reported in SSA data in 1960 and peaked in 1980 (62 births).

About the name Melisha

Pronunciationmeh-LEE-shuh /mɛˈliːʃə/
62peak births 1980
1960first in SSA data

Names similar to Melisha

How popular is Melisha?

Girls named Melisha
1960197019801990200020102014
Girls named Melisha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1960–2014 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2014) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Melisha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201455#18,335
200766#16,883
200588#12,620
200466#15,416
20031010#10,178
200188#11,688
200099#10,448
199999#10,048
19981111#8,375
199717—#5,793
199613—#7,005
199519—#5,156
199419—#5,162
199319—#5,125
199215—#6,199
199117—#5,575
199026—#3,973
198921—#4,459
198826—#3,654
198715—#5,227
198613—#5,652
198524—#3,587
198427—#3,201
198326—#3,210
198241—#2,404
198149—#2,106
198062—#1,780
197928—#3,044
197833—#2,614
197754—#1,868
197641—#2,125
197530—#2,594
197421—#3,276
197320—#3,304
197224—#2,870
197127—#2,703
197019—#3,385
196914—#3,905
196812—#4,144
196711—#4,211
196610—#4,382
19656—#6,267
196411—#4,262
196310—#4,443
19627—#5,657
19616—#6,332
19607—#5,521