Feminine dossier · first seen 1926

Mellissa

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1979

Peak era

1979

Peak births

272

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Mellissa

How many people are named Mellissa?

An estimated 5,142 living Americans are named Mellissa.

How rare is Mellissa?

Mellissa fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Mellissa?

The median age of a living American named Mellissa is approximately 46 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 53 years old.

Is Mellissa still popular?

Not especially. Mellissa has been declining since its 1979 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Mellissa most common?

Mellissa has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.

1926Peak 19792025

Peak year

1979

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

5,625

Mellissa last appeared in SSA records in 2018. Across its recorded history, about 5,625 American girls received the name.

Mellissa peaked in 1979, when 272 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 5,625 Americans named Mellissa since 1926.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1979

Living profile

5,322

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age47

Core range39–54

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

Massachusetts

1.8× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Massachusetts · 1980s 1.8×

California · 1990s 1.7×

Massachusetts · 1970s 1.6×