MELISSA is ranked as the 85th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 684,356.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 214.63 people named MELISSA 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 MELISSA is 723,671.
The SSA data also shows that MELISSA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
MELISSA is
75.2% White,
9.8% Hispanic origin,
11.3% Black,
1.7% 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 MELISSA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name MELISSA is included in the following name categories:
Greek feminine given name
English feminine given name
Italian feminine given name
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELISSA
The state with the most people named
MELISSA is
Texas where
67,718 people have this name.
Rhode Island is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named MELISSA, as
520.86 in every 100,000
Rhode Islanders
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, 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
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
South Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELISSA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
18,226
141.5
99.7%
Indiana
15,671
237.56
99.7%
Iowa
8,075
259.87
99.7%
Kansas
4,916
169.27
99.2%
Michigan
24,234
244.55
99.9%
Minnesota
14,261
261.32
99.8%
Missouri
5,823
194.5
99.5%
Nebraska
2,733
145.26
98.7%
North Dakota
1,303
176.17
97.7%
Ohio
25,957
223.88
99.8%
South Dakota
1,052
123.34
96.7%
Wisconsin
13,923
241.81
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name MELISSA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
924
125.39
96.6%
Arizona
10,034
149.07
99.5%
California
58,498
150.76
99.9%
Colorado
8,759
163.54
99.5%
Hawaii
2,426
170.92
99.6%
Idaho
2,420
148.09
98.7%
Montana
1,334
130.28
97.4%
Nevada
3,953
139.23
99.3%
New Mexico
3,349
160.57
98.9%
Oregon
5,290
133.23
99.2%
Utah
5,068
172.22
99.2%
Washington
13,957
197.65
99.8%
Wyoming
811
138.88
96.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELISSA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
15,309
425.64
99.9%
Maine
6,927
520.77
99.8%
Massachusetts
26,771
396.88
99.9%
New Hampshire
6,578
495.77
99.7%
New Jersey
27,676
309.64
99.9%
New York
42,462
215.04
99.9%
Pennsylvania
26,178
204.72
99.8%
Rhode Island
5,496
520.86
99.8%
Vermont
1,388
221.47
98.9%
South States
State stats for the first name MELISSA
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MELISSA 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 MELISSA.
The most popular full name is MELISSA Smith.
0.86% of all the people named MELISSA
have this family name.
There are 45083 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELISSA