Melissia

MEH-lih-shuh /ˈmɛlɪʃə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Melissia is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Melissia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2000. Melissia first appears in 1894 and peaked in 1968 (121 births).

About the name Melissia

PronunciationMEH-lih-shuh /ˈmɛlɪʃə/
121peak births 1968
1894first appeared

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How popular is Melissia?

Girls named Melissia
1894190019201940196019802000
Girls named Melissia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1894–2000 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2000)

Melissia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200055#16,687
199966#13,826
19955#14,940
19939#9,239
199214#6,532
199114#6,471
199016#5,735
198917#5,201
198816#5,226
198728#3,303
198628#3,241
198529#3,144
198425#3,387
198331#2,832
198239#2,474
198157#1,901
198047#2,171
197971#1,599
197856#1,816
197772#1,525
197670#1,488
197583#1,323
197469#1,456
197385#1,235
197290#1,200
1971120#1,030
1970111#1,081
196994#1,148
1968121#944
1967102#1,023
196668#1,319
196543#1,730
196439#1,909
196338#1,912
196221#2,714
196115#3,421
196017#3,068
195916#3,063
195815#3,185
195710#4,103
195614#3,271
195510#3,971
195413#3,266
195315#2,892
19525#6,131
19517#4,681
19485#5,759
19445#5,041
19435#5,130
19265#5,370
19226#4,837
19217#4,304
19207#4,267
19195#5,322
18945#1,633