The first name Mellissa
A girl’s name from Greek.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
A female given name from Ancient Greek, a nonstandard spelling variant of Melissa.
A form of Melissa.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Mellissa last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 17 births (#1,165).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mellissa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mellissa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2018, 5 girls born in the United States were named Mellissa, the 17,333rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 272 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Mellissa?
- Mellissa comes from Greek.
- How popular is the name Mellissa?
- In 2015, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Mellissa, ranking 4,736th. Its peak was 1998, with 17 births.
- Is Mellissa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,625 US babies named Mellissa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Mellissa most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 272 babies were named Mellissa, its highest rank at 641st.
- What name is Mellissa a form of?
- Mellissa is a form of Melissa.