Melissa Popularity by Year
Follow Melissa across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Melissa birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 747 | #419 | Down 40 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 826 | #379 | Up 32 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 744 | #411 | Down 32 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 823 | #379 | Down 7 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 836 | #372 | Down 23 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 887 | #349 | Down 9 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 933 | #340 | Down 41 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 1,117 | #299 | Down 25 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 1,170 | #274 | Down 14 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 1,236 | #260 | Down 7 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 5 | #12,086 | Down 2,215 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 1,283 | #253 | Down 29 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 1,509 | #224 | Down 22 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 1,592 | #202 | Down 24 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 1,772 | #178 | Up 6 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 1,709 | #184 | Down 28 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 1,951 | #156 | Down 19 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 2,338 | #137 | Down 3 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 7 | #9,871 | Up 1,050 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 2,517 | #134 | Up 3 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 6 | #10,921 | Up 1,134 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 2,505 | #137 | Down 20 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 5,421 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 2,893 | #117 | Down 13 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 11 | #6,634 | Up 2,293 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 3,085 | #104 | Down 6 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 7 | #8,927 | Down 1,096 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 3,339 | #98 | Down 2 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 8 | #7,831 | Down 188 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 3,502 | #96 | Down 16 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 8 | #7,643 | Down 1,976 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 3,769 | #80 | Down 6 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 12 | #5,667 | Up 1,749 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 4,145 | #74 | Down 3 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 8 | #7,416 | Down 3,430 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 4,532 | #71 | Down 7 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 18 | #3,986 | Down 278 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 4,830 | #64 | Down 5 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 19 | #3,708 | Down 253 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 5,354 | #59 | Down 15 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 20 | #3,455 | Up 730 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 6,679 | #44 | Down 2 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 15 | #4,185 | Down 994 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 7,170 | #42 | Down 7 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 21 | #3,191 | Down 344 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 7,879 | #35 | Down 4 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 25 | #2,847 | Down 500 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 8,795 | #31 | Down 1 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 32 | #2,347 | Down 345 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 10,225 | #30 | Down 6 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 39 | #2,002 | Up 542 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 11,710 | #24 | Down 4 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 27 | #2,544 | Down 882 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 13,348 | #20 | No rank change |
| 1990 | Boys | 49 | #1,662 | Down 443 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 14,000 | #20 | Down 1 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 77 | #1,219 | Down 41 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 15,203 | #19 | Down 3 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 73 | #1,178 | Down 64 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 16,546 | #16 | Down 3 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 74 | #1,114 | Down 106 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 17,674 | #13 | Down 1 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 84 | #1,008 | Down 16 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 17,667 | #12 | Down 1 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 85 | #992 | Down 16 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 19,963 | #11 | Down 3 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 83 | #976 | Down 104 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 21,896 | #8 | Down 2 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 101 | #872 | Down 23 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 23,475 | #6 | Down 1 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 109 | #849 | Up 57 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 25,864 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1981 | Boys | 97 | #906 | Down 159 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 28,005 | #5 | Down 1 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 138 | #747 | Up 17 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 31,629 | #4 | Down 2 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 129 | #764 | Up 90 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 34,050 | #2 | No rank change |
| 1978 | Boys | 101 | #854 | Up 28 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 28,327 | #2 | No rank change |
| 1977 | Boys | 92 | #882 | Up 4 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 26,879 | #2 | Up 1 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 88 | #886 | Down 19 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 25,094 | #3 | Up 1 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 92 | #867 | Down 6 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 24,168 | #4 | Up 3 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 86 | #861 | Up 53 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 22,166 | #7 | Down 1 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 77 | #914 | Down 37 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 22,479 | #6 | Up 1 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 84 | #877 | Up 64 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 22,494 | #7 | No rank change |
| 1971 | Boys | 75 | #941 | Up 18 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 23,875 | #7 | No rank change |
| 1970 | Boys | 70 | #959 | Down 43 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 23,735 | #7 | Down 2 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 69 | #916 | Up 14 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 23,018 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1968 | Boys | 61 | #930 | Up 202 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 21,733 | #5 | Up 4 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 43 | #1,132 | Up 105 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 18,377 | #9 | Up 13 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 37 | #1,237 | Up 276 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 14,254 | #22 | Up 16 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 26 | #1,513 | Up 387 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 10,563 | #38 | Up 15 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 18 | #1,900 | Down 315 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 8,318 | #53 | Up 8 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 25 | #1,585 | Up 1,088 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 7,321 | #61 | Up 7 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 10 | #2,673 | Up 227 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 6,306 | #68 | Up 27 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 9 | #2,900 | Down 29 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 4,900 | #95 | Up 14 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 9 | #2,871 | Down 341 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 4,412 | #109 | Up 18 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 11 | #2,530 | Down 24 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 3,627 | #127 | Up 3 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 11 | #2,506 | Up 292 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 3,323 | #130 | Up 17 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 2,780 | #147 | Up 3 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 9 | #2,798 | — |
| 1956 | Girls | 2,527 | #150 | Down 1 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 2,416 | #149 | Up 21 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 2,062 | #170 | Down 7 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 2,007 | #163 | Up 38 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 1,442 | #201 | Up 28 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 1,129 | #229 | Up 11 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 980 | #240 | Up 36 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 778 | #276 | Up 41 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 600 | #317 | Up 143 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 319 | #460 | Up 106 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 198 | #566 | Down 34 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 186 | #532 | Up 10 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 177 | #542 | Up 3 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 189 | #545 | Up 54 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 154 | #599 | Down 7 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 141 | #592 | Up 122 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 95 | #714 | Down 86 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 116 | #628 | Up 121 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 85 | #749 | Down 32 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 90 | #717 | Up 192 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 56 | #909 | Down 43 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 63 | #866 | Up 196 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 43 | #1,062 | Down 105 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 51 | #957 | Down 66 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 62 | #891 | Up 183 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 43 | #1,074 | Down 103 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 57 | #971 | Up 166 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 42 | #1,137 | Up 26 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 43 | #1,163 | Down 2 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 44 | #1,161 | Down 46 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 46 | #1,115 | Down 107 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 55 | #1,008 | Up 61 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 53 | #1,069 | Up 7 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 50 | #1,076 | Down 188 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 68 | #888 | Up 26 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 66 | #914 | Up 35 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 59 | #949 | Up 77 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 49 | #1,026 | Down 126 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 63 | #900 | Up 45 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 54 | #945 | Down 97 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 64 | #848 | Down 46 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 67 | #802 | No rank change |
| 1914 | Girls | 52 | #802 | Down 35 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 47 | #767 | Up 3 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 42 | #770 | Up 7 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 31 | #777 | Down 167 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 47 | #610 | Up 81 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 33 | #691 | Up 51 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 27 | #742 | Down 141 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 38 | #601 | Up 175 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 22 | #776 | Down 134 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 30 | #642 | Up 68 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 24 | #710 | Down 161 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 35 | #549 | Down 47 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 40 | #502 | Up 18 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 34 | #520 | Up 11 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 40 | #531 | Down 107 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 47 | #424 | Up 103 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 35 | #527 | Down 36 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 35 | #491 | Up 62 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 30 | #553 | Down 113 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 41 | #440 | Down 50 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 52 | #390 | Down 20 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 53 | #370 | Up 95 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 34 | #465 | Up 6 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 30 | #471 | Down 87 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 42 | #384 | Down 31 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 46 | #353 | Up 27 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 40 | #380 | Down 13 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 34 | #367 | Down 93 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 58 | #274 | Up 22 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 45 | #296 | Down 19 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 48 | #277 | Down 3 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 42 | #274 | Down 3 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 41 | #271 | Down 20 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 40 | #251 | Up 20 places |
| 1880 | Girls | 33 | #271 | — |