Girls name
Melissa
Melissa is a girls' name given to 756,382 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1979 with 34,050 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in Kentucky in 1970.
Which states favor Melissa
Melissa by state
Top states by all-time births named Melissa. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 86,611 | #208 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 57,957 | #380 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 56,743 | #490 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 38,972 | #548 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 38,923 | #554 (2025) |
| 6 | Illinois | 35,040 | #433 (2025) |
| 7 | Florida | 29,795 | #364 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 29,076 | #722 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 23,834 | #558 (2025) |
| 10 | Indiana | 19,881 | #567 (2025) |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 19,858 | #188 (2025) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 17,884 | #529 (2025) |
| 13 | Georgia | 17,687 | #465 (2025) |
| 14 | Virginia | 16,771 | #741 (2025) |
| 15 | Missouri | 16,220 | #785 (2025) |
| 16 | Tennessee | 15,417 | #559 (2025) |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 15,093 | #412 (2025) |
| 18 | Kentucky | 15,008 | #549 (2025) |
| 19 | Minnesota | 14,363 | #492 (2025) |
| 20 | Louisiana | 12,757 | #922 (2024) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).