Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Melissa (feminine) | Melissa (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #383 | 0.046 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #226 | 0.074 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #102 | 0.161 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #31 | 0.458 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #7 | 1.181 | #969 | 0.005 | ||
| 1970 | #3 | 1.538 | #879 | 0.005 | ||
| 1960 | #33 | 0.631 | #1424 | 0.002 | ||
| 1950 | #158 | 0.113 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #449 | 0.019 | - | - | ||
| 1930 | #851 | 0.006 | - | - | ||
| 1920 | #1038 | 0.004 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #832 | 0.006 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #624 | 0.010 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #442 | 0.017 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #305 | 0.031 | - | - | ||
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