First Name MELLISSA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELLISSA is ranked as the 3684th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,961.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.24 people named MELLISSA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 100% 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 MELLISSA is 5,429.
  • The SSA data also shows that MELLISSA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MELLISSA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,961 +/-5.6%
  • National Rank 3,684
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 5,429
  • National Rank 3,001
  • Percentile Rank 96.76%
  • Proportion/100k 1.70

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELLISSA is 73.3% White, 10.0% Hispanic origin, 12.7% Black, 1.9% 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 MELLISSA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MELLISSA is included in the following name categories:
  • 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 MELLISSA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 73.3% 63.9% 9.4%
Hispanic origin 10.0% 16.3% -6.3%
Black 12.7% 12.3% 0.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.9% 4.9% -3.0%
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 MELLISSA is Texas where 389 people have this name.
  • Massachusetts is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELLISSA, as 5.41 in every 100,000 Massachusettsans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Massachusetts 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 16 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Delaware (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 12 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MELLISSA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 93 0.72 90.7% Indiana 66 1 89.2% Iowa 65 2.08 91.8% Kansas 14 0.48 64.9% Michigan 193 1.95 96.7% Minnesota 78 1.42 93.1% Missouri 13 0.44 67.5% Nebraska 13 0.7 64.3% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 154 1.33 93.7% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 49 0.85 90.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELLISSA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 93 0.72 90.7%
Indiana 66 1 89.2%
Iowa 65 2.08 91.8%
Kansas 14 0.48 64.9%
Michigan 193 1.95 96.7%
Minnesota 78 1.42 93.1%
Missouri 13 0.44 67.5%
Nebraska 13 0.7 64.3%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 154 1.33 93.7%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 49 0.85 90.7%
West State Statistics First-Names MELLISSA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 40.1% Arizona 59 0.88 84.5% California 337 0.87 95.8% Colorado 61 1.13 86.6% Hawaii 60 4.24 88.4% Idaho 39 2.39 79.6% Montana 8 0.77 38.6% Nevada 37 1.29 79.5% New Mexico 20 0.94 65.2% Oregon 29 0.74 77.6% Utah 33 1.13 77.2% Washington 112 1.59 93.7% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MELLISSA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 40.1%
Arizona 59 0.88 84.5%
California 337 0.87 95.8%
Colorado 61 1.13 86.6%
Hawaii 60 4.24 88.4%
Idaho 39 2.39 79.6%
Montana 8 0.77 38.6%
Nevada 37 1.29 79.5%
New Mexico 20 0.94 65.2%
Oregon 29 0.74 77.6%
Utah 33 1.13 77.2%
Washington 112 1.59 93.7%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MELLISSA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 87.6% Maine 31 2.3 74.5% Massachusetts 365 5.41 95.3% New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.6% New Jersey 156 1.75 92.3% New York 195 0.99 95.3% Pennsylvania 147 1.15 93.6% Rhode Island 55 5.18 86.0% Vermont 12 1.88 72.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELLISSA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 87.6%
Maine 31 2.3 74.5%
Massachusetts 365 5.41 95.3%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.6%
New Jersey 156 1.75 92.3%
New York 195 0.99 95.3%
Pennsylvania 147 1.15 93.6%
Rhode Island 55 5.18 86.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 72.3%
South State Statistics First-Names MELLISSA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 85.9% Arkansas 45 1.51 85.1% Delaware 4 0.38 36.3% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 227 1.14 96.5% Georgia 127 1.25 93.4% Kentucky 65 1.47 87.8% Louisiana 27 0.58 79.6% Maryland 86 1.43 92.1% Mississippi 13 0.44 67.5% North Carolina 73 0.74 92.9% Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1% South Carolina 80 1.66 90.2% Tennessee 103 1.58 92.5% Texas 389 1.44 96.9% Virginia 65 0.79 89.0% West Virginia 27 1.47 73.2%

South States
State stats for the first name MELLISSA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 85.9%
Arkansas 45 1.51 85.1%
Delaware 4 0.38 36.3%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 227 1.14 96.5%
Georgia 127 1.25 93.4%
Kentucky 65 1.47 87.8%
Louisiana 27 0.58 79.6%
Maryland 86 1.43 92.1%
Mississippi 13 0.44 67.5%
North Carolina 73 0.74 92.9%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1%
South Carolina 80 1.66 90.2%
Tennessee 103 1.58 92.5%
Texas 389 1.44 96.9%
Virginia 65 0.79 89.0%
West Virginia 27 1.47 73.2%
 

Full Names with MELLISSA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MELLISSA 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 MELLISSA.

The most popular full name is MELLISSA Williams. 1.29% of all the people named MELLISSA have this family name.

There are 725 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELLISSA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MELLISSA Williams 1.29%
2 MELLISSA Brown 1.06%
3 MELLISSA Cook 0.70%
4 MELLISSA Smith 0.70%
5 MELLISSA Jones 0.59%
6 MELLISSA Rogers 0.59%
7 MELLISSA Anderson 0.47%
8 MELLISSA Johnson 0.47%
9 MELLISSA King 0.47%
10 MELLISSA Reed 0.47%
11 MELLISSA Carr 0.35%
12 MELLISSA Falcon 0.35%
13 MELLISSA Garcia 0.35%
14 MELLISSA Hall 0.35%
15 MELLISSA Lee 0.35%
16 MELLISSA Lewis 0.35%
17 MELLISSA Miller 0.35%
18 MELLISSA Mitchell 0.35%
19 MELLISSA Moore 0.35%
20 MELLISSA Morris 0.35%

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