Melisa vs Summer

Melisa and Summercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Melisa was ranked #751 and Summer #112 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Melisa was ranked #483 and Summer #115 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Melisa was ranked #434 and Summer #119 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Melisa and Summer over time

Melisa and Summer appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Summer held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Melisa in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Melisa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Summer in 29.
Highest recorded here: Melisa #555 in 2023, Summer #23 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Melisa #751, Summer #112.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2003–2025
Melisa held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Summer in 17.
Highest recorded here: Melisa #375 in 2020, Summer #115 in 2025.
The order changed in 2006: Summer moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #490 and #655; by 2006 that had become #635 and #272.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Melisa #483, Summer #115.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Summer

Pairs where Summer shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Charlotte vs Summer
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Charlotte #1 in 2012, Summer #38 in 2010.
Charlotte · Summer · 21 shared years, 2005–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2012 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Grace vs Summer
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2006, Summer #23 in 2008.
Grace · Summer · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2008 England and Wales ranking
Claire vs Summer
Claire and Summer averaged 11.2 places apart in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, and 593 places apart in England and Wales · Girls.
Claire · Summer · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Close in one country, far apart in another
Leah vs Summer
Across 24 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Leah and Summer averaged 12.3 places apart, ending at #96 and #75.
Leah · Summer · 24 shared years, 1996–2022 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2022 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Melisa, Summer
Field	Melisa	Summer
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #379 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #89 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Melisa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Summer.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Melisa

Popularity journey

First recorded1976
First recorded at #497 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2016–2018
Highest recorded position: #353 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2016–2018).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #379 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Summer

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #206 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #89 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls