Melissa
GirlPopular Australian girl name · NSW BDM data 1952 to 2025
- Total Registrations
- 18,165
- Peak Year
- 1973
- Peak Rank
- #4
- First Year
- 1962
- Years in Top 100
- 39
Melissa by year
Registrations of Melissa as a girl's name in New South Wales, and its rank among girls' names that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83 | #92 |
| 1999 | 104 | #79 |
| 1998 | 118 | #68 |
| 1997 | 145 | #52 |
| 1996 | 192 | #39 |
| 1995 | 206 | #33 |
| 1994 | 249 | #23 |
| 1993 | 312 | #18 |
| 1992 | 332 | #16 |
| 1991 | 412 | #11 |
Earlier years (1962 to 1990)
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 459 | #12 |
| 1989 | 542 | #7 |
| 1988 | 646 | #6 |
| 1987 | 606 | #6 |
| 1986 | 587 | #7 |
| 1985 | 640 | #5 |
| 1984 | 667 | #4 |
| 1983 | 737 | #4 |
| 1982 | 759 | #3 |
| 1981 | 727 | #4 |
| 1980 | 628 | #5 |
| 1979 | 701 | #2 |
| 1978 | 675 | #3 |
| 1977 | 742 | #2 |
| 1976 | 772 | #3 |
| 1975 | 752 | #4 |
| 1974 | 757 | #4 |
| 1973 | 778 | #4 |
| 1972 | 661 | #7 |
| 1971 | 633 | #7 |
| 1970 | 523 | #12 |
| 1969 | 483 | #14 |
| 1968 | 350 | #21 |
| 1967 | 304 | #26 |
| 1966 | 229 | #38 |
| 1965 | 219 | #41 |
| 1964 | 176 | #51 |
| 1963 | 148 | #61 |
| 1962 | 111 | #78 |
Fun Facts
- Most popular in 1973 with 778 registrations
- Has been in the top 100 for 39 years
- Appeared in records from 1962 to 2000