Melisa vs Tayla
Melisa and Taylacompared 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 Tayla #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Melisa and Tayla over time
Melisa and Tayla appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Tayla held the stronger position in more years in 1 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.
Tayla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Melisa in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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 9 of those years, Tayla in 20.
Highest recorded here: Melisa #555 in 2023, Tayla #238 in 2003.
The order changed in 2016: Melisa moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #860 and #760; by 2016 that had become #703 and #1241.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Melisa #751, Tayla #3318.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Melisa | Tayla |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #379 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Melisa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tayla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Tayla
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #64 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1994–2011
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1994–2011).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls