Melisha
- Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513
- Peak · girls
- 1980 · 62 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 912since 1960
Melisha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Melisha has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 |
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| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 |
| 2006 | — | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 |
| 2002 | — | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 |
| 1990 | #3,909 | 26 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 |
| 1988 | #3,585 | 26 |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 |
| 1984 | #3,144 | 27 |
| 1983 | #3,151 | 26 |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 |
| 1981 | #2,085 | 49 |
| 1980 | #1,766 | 62 |
| 1979 | #2,997 | 28 |
| 1978 | #2,572 | 33 |
| 1977 | #1,857 | 54 |
| 1976 | #2,099 | 41 |
| 1975 | #2,565 | 30 |
| 1974 | #3,212 | 21 |
| 1973 | #3,233 | 20 |
| 1972 | #2,820 | 24 |
| 1971 | #2,665 | 27 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 |
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First appearance
1960
The first year at least five girls were named Melisha! It came in at #5,168, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2002, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Melisha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Melisha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2014
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1960
- Peaked 1980 at #1,766 (62 births)
- Births halved by 1983, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 26,779
- Highest: 1 in 26,779 girls born in 1980 were named Melisha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 357,271 girls born in 2014 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 33.3% of all girls named Melisha (304) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94 | #3,774 (1969) | #4,652 |
| 1970s | 297 | #1,857 (1977) | #2,733 |
| 1980s | 304 | #1,766 (1980) | #3,451 |
| 1990s | 165 | #3,909 (1990) | #6,019 |
| 2000s | 47 | #9,671 (2003) | #12,012 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,513 (2014) | #16,513 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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