First Name MELISA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELISA is ranked as the 1737th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 13,883.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 4.35 people named MELISA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MELISA is 17,795.
  • The SSA data also shows that MELISA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MELISA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 13,883 +/-3.0%
  • National Rank 1,737
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 4.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 17,795
  • National Rank 1,503
  • Percentile Rank 98.38%
  • Proportion/100k 5.58

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELISA is 68.6% White, 15.6% Hispanic origin, 11.6% Black, 2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MELISA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native, Two or More Races, Asian or Pacific Islander.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MELISA is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MELISA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 68.6% 63.9% 4.7%
Hispanic origin 15.6% 16.3% -0.7%
Black 11.6% 12.3% -0.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.1% 4.9% -2.8%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MELISA is Texas where 1,886 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELISA, as 9.5 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Rhode Island is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Nebraska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MELISA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 346 2.69 95.9% Indiana 297 4.5 95.2% Iowa 144 4.65 94.6% Kansas 120 4.12 90.1% Michigan 504 5.08 98.2% Minnesota 215 3.93 96.2% Missouri 106 3.55 91.3% Nebraska 33 1.75 79.6% North Dakota 64 8.7 81.1% Ohio 373 3.22 96.1% South Dakota 35 4.15 74.2% Wisconsin 204 3.55 95.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELISA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 346 2.69 95.9%
Indiana 297 4.5 95.2%
Iowa 144 4.65 94.6%
Kansas 120 4.12 90.1%
Michigan 504 5.08 98.2%
Minnesota 215 3.93 96.2%
Missouri 106 3.55 91.3%
Nebraska 33 1.75 79.6%
North Dakota 64 8.7 81.1%
Ohio 373 3.22 96.1%
South Dakota 35 4.15 74.2%
Wisconsin 204 3.55 95.9%
West State Statistics First-Names MELISA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 66.7% Arizona 220 3.27 93.0% California 1,518 3.91 98.4% Colorado 196 3.66 93.2% Hawaii 108 7.63 92.2% Idaho 31 1.91 76.5% Montana 55 5.36 81.3% Nevada 138 4.85 91.1% New Mexico 98 4.72 86.6% Oregon 139 3.5 91.3% Utah 166 5.63 91.1% Washington 351 4.97 96.8% Wyoming 37 6.39 75.2%

West States
State stats for the first name MELISA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 66.7%
Arizona 220 3.27 93.0%
California 1,518 3.91 98.4%
Colorado 196 3.66 93.2%
Hawaii 108 7.63 92.2%
Idaho 31 1.91 76.5%
Montana 55 5.36 81.3%
Nevada 138 4.85 91.1%
New Mexico 98 4.72 86.6%
Oregon 139 3.5 91.3%
Utah 166 5.63 91.1%
Washington 351 4.97 96.8%
Wyoming 37 6.39 75.2%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MELISA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 242 6.72 94.9% Maine 81 6.13 85.4% Massachusetts 414 6.13 95.6% New Hampshire 93 7.04 88.2% New Jersey 490 5.48 96.4% New York 507 2.57 97.5% Pennsylvania 267 2.09 95.5% Rhode Island 100 9.5 89.9% Vermont 12 1.88 72.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELISA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 242 6.72 94.9%
Maine 81 6.13 85.4%
Massachusetts 414 6.13 95.6%
New Hampshire 93 7.04 88.2%
New Jersey 490 5.48 96.4%
New York 507 2.57 97.5%
Pennsylvania 267 2.09 95.5%
Rhode Island 100 9.5 89.9%
Vermont 12 1.88 72.3%
South State Statistics First-Names MELISA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 184 3.79 94.1% Arkansas 103 3.46 90.7% Delaware 46 4.94 91.6% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.6% Florida 903 4.54 98.5% Georgia 513 5.08 97.2% Kentucky 169 3.82 92.7% Louisiana 174 3.75 93.3% Maryland 240 4.02 96.0% Mississippi 106 3.55 91.3% North Carolina 443 4.46 97.6% Oklahoma 150 3.86 91.9% South Carolina 160 3.32 93.3% Tennessee 284 4.33 95.7% Texas 1,886 7 98.8% Virginia 314 3.77 95.9% West Virginia 45 2.46 80.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MELISA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 184 3.79 94.1%
Arkansas 103 3.46 90.7%
Delaware 46 4.94 91.6%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.6%
Florida 903 4.54 98.5%
Georgia 513 5.08 97.2%
Kentucky 169 3.82 92.7%
Louisiana 174 3.75 93.3%
Maryland 240 4.02 96.0%
Mississippi 106 3.55 91.3%
North Carolina 443 4.46 97.6%
Oklahoma 150 3.86 91.9%
South Carolina 160 3.32 93.3%
Tennessee 284 4.33 95.7%
Texas 1,886 7 98.8%
Virginia 314 3.77 95.9%
West Virginia 45 2.46 80.0%
 

Full Names with MELISA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MELISA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MELISA.

The most popular full name is MELISA Johnson. 0.77% of all the people named MELISA have this family name.

There are 2122 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELISA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MELISA Johnson 0.77%
2 MELISA Miller 0.67%
3 MELISA Williams 0.60%
4 MELISA Davis 0.57%
5 MELISA Smith 0.57%
6 MELISA Brown 0.54%
7 MELISA Jones 0.54%
8 MELISA Rodriguez 0.50%
9 MELISA Garcia 0.47%
10 MELISA Martinez 0.47%
11 MELISA Wilson 0.40%
12 MELISA Thomas 0.37%
13 MELISA Anderson 0.33%
14 MELISA Hill 0.33%
15 MELISA Hall 0.30%
16 MELISA Martin 0.30%
17 MELISA Morris 0.30%
18 MELISA Nelson 0.30%
19 MELISA Thompson 0.30%
20 MELISA Flores 0.27%