Over the past 110 years, 1 019 boys and 751 647 girls have been named Melissa. The name Melissa ranks 2531th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Melissa in 1968. The peak of popularity of the name Melissa came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.