Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2.000% 1.600% 1.200% 0.800% 0.400% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Melissa (feminine)   Melissa (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 #409 0.042
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2022 #378 0.046
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2021 #372 0.047
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2020 #349 0.050
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2019 #340 0.051
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2018 #299 0.060
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2017 #275 0.062
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2016 #259 0.064
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2015 #253 0.066
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2014 #224 0.077
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2013 #202 0.083
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2012 #178 0.091
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2011 #184 0.088
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2010 #156 0.100
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2009 #137 0.115
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2008 #134 0.121
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2007 #137 0.118
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2006 #117 0.138
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2005 #104 0.152
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2004 #98 0.165
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2003 #96 0.174
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2002 #80 0.191
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2001 #74 0.209
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2000 #71 0.227
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1999 #64 0.248
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1998 #59 0.276
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1997 #44 0.350
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1996 #42 0.374
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1995 #35 0.410
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1994 #31 0.451
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1993 #30 0.519
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1992 #24 0.584
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1991 #20 0.656
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1990 #20 0.681
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1989 #19 0.763
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1988 #16 0.860
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1987 #13 0.943
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1986 #12 0.957
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1985 #11 1.081
#992 0.004
1984 #8 1.214
#976 0.004
1983 #6 1.312
#872 0.005
1982 #5 1.426
#849 0.006
1981 #5 1.566
#906 0.005
1980 #4 1.777
#747 0.007
1979 #2 1.976
#764 0.007
1978 #2 1.723
#853 0.006
1977 #2 1.634
#882 0.005
1976 #3 1.597
#886 0.005
1975 #4 1.548
#867 0.006
1974 #7 1.415
#861 0.005
1973 #6 1.447
#904 0.005
1972 #7 1.396
#878 0.005
1971 #7 1.362
#941 0.004
1970 #7 1.296
#959 0.004
1969 #5 1.306
#916 0.004
1968 #5 1.271
#930 0.003
1967 #9 1.070
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1966 #22 0.812
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1965 #38 0.578
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1964 #53 0.425
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1963 #61 0.368
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1962 #68 0.311
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1961 #95 0.236
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1960 #109 0.212
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1959 #126 0.175
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1958 #130 0.161
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1957 #147 0.132
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1956 #150 0.123
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1955 #149 0.120
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1954 #170 0.104
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1953 #164 0.104
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1952 #201 0.076
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1951 #229 0.061
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1950 #240 0.056
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1949 #276 0.044
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1948 #316 0.034
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1947 #459 0.018
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1946 #566 0.012
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1945 #532 0.014
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1944 #542 0.013
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1943 #545 0.013
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1942 #599 0.011
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1941 #592 0.011
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1940 #714 0.008
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1939 #628 0.010
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1938 #749 0.007
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1937 #717 0.008
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1936 #909 0.005
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1935 #866 0.006
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1934 - - - -
1933 #957 0.005
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1932 #891 0.006
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1931 - - - -
1930 #971 0.005
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1929 - - - -
1928 - - - -
1927 - - - -
1926 - - - -
1925 - - - -
1924 - - - -
1923 - - - -
1922 #888 0.005
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1921 #914 0.005
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1920 #949 0.005
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1919 - - - -
1918 #900 0.005
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1917 #945 0.005
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1916 #848 0.006
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1915 #802 0.007
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1914 #802 0.007
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1913 #767 0.007
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1912 #770 0.007
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1911 #777 0.007
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1910 #610 0.011
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1909 #691 0.009
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1908 #742 0.008
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1907 #601 0.011
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1906 #776 0.007
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1905 #642 0.010
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1904 #710 0.008
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1903 #549 0.013
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1902 #502 0.014
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1901 #520 0.013
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1900 #531 0.013
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1899 #424 0.019
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1898 #527 0.013
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1897 #491 0.014
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1896 #553 0.012
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1895 #440 0.017
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1894 #390 0.022
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1893 #370 0.024
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1892 #465 0.015
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1891 #471 0.015
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1890 #384 0.021
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1889 #353 0.024
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1888 #380 0.021
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1887 #367 0.022
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1886 #274 0.038
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1885 #296 0.032
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1884 #277 0.035
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1883 #274 0.035
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1882 #271 0.035
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1881 #251 0.040
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1880 #271 0.034
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