Melisa has been given to about 19,121 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1979, when 661 babies were given the name, ranking 350th. The typical living American called Melisa is about 46 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.