Mellissa

Mellissa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bee”
Origin: Greek
Say it: muh-LISS-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Melissa, from Greek melissa 'bee'. In Greek myth Melissa is a nymph name, which helped spread its use.

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How popular is Mellissa?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Mellissa in 20240

Peak year1979

Total US babies since 18805,625

Mellissa was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Mellissa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Melissabee · Greek
Melisabee · Greek
Malissabee · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek

Mellissa questions

What does the name Mellissa mean?

Mellissa means "bee". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Melissa, from Greek melissa 'bee'. In Greek myth Melissa is a nymph name, which helped spread its use.

Is Mellissa a boy or girl name?

Mellissa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mellissa?

Mellissa was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1979.

How do you pronounce Mellissa?

Mellissa is usually pronounced muh-LISS-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.