Meliza first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1967. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1997, 49 babies received the name (ranked #2611). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #15901), with roughly 6 babies named Meliza each year. Meliza's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,048 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.