📊 Basic Statistics
Current Rank
#378
Birth %
0.05%
2024 Births
825
📈 Birth Percentage Over Time
Historical trends and 5-year forecast
Current Birth %
0.051%
Peak Year
1979
2.121%
📈Melissa is increasing compared to last year
| Year | Birth % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.051% |
| 2023 | 0.046% |
| 1979 (Peak) | 2.121% |
| 1900 | 0.013% |
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🏆 US Ranking Over Time
Historical trends and 5-year forecast
Current Rank
#378
Best Rank Year
1977
#2
📈Melissa is rising in rank compared to last year
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #378 |
| 2023 | #410 |
| 1977 (Peak) | #2 |
| 1900 | #536 |
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🎒 Same Name in Class Probability
Class of 50
1.2%
Class of 100
2.5%
Class of 500
11.9%
🗺️ Popularity by State
Geographic distribution across the United States
0.04%
0.07%
Most popular in:
1. Michigan0.07%
2. South Carolina0.07%
3. Utah0.07%
4. New Hampshire0.07%
5. Iowa0.06%
Most Popular State
0.066% (#)
Least Popular State
0.036% (#)
🏆 Top 10 States
#1
#
0.066%
#2
#
0.066%
#3
#
0.066%
#4
#
0.066%
#5
#
0.064%
#6
#
0.064%
#7
#
0.063%
#8
#
0.062%
#9
#
0.062%
#10
#
0.060%
📉 Bottom 10 States
#1
#
0.036%
#2
#
0.036%
#3
#
0.036%
#4
#
0.037%
#5
#
0.037%
#6
#
0.037%
#7
#
0.038%
#8
#
0.038%
#9
#
0.039%
#10
#
0.039%
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🌎 Regional Popularity
Birth percentage by US region
#1
West
243 births
0.08%
#2
Northeast
128 births
0.06%
#3
South
307 births
0.06%
#4
Midwest
123 births
0.05%
northeast0.1%
midwest0.0%
south0.1%
west0.1%
🌎 Regional Popularity
Regional Variation
Most popular in the West (0.080%) and least popular in the Midwest (0.048%)
🏆
West
Rank #
0.080%
🌎
Northeast
Rank #
0.062%
🌎
South
Rank #
0.057%
📉
Midwest
Rank #
0.048%
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⚖️ Names with similar birth rates in 1995
Today's #1 by birth rate would be #13 in 1995 as the most popular names 30 years ago had higher birth rates.
Alexia1995
#304
0.052%
Angelina1995
#305
0.052%
Ebony1995
#306
0.052%
MelissaNow2025
#378
0.051%
Kylee1995
#313
0.050%
Devon1995
#314
0.050%
Sidney1995
#315
0.050%