Malyssa
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning honey bee; a form of melissa.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Malyssa by the numbers
Malyssa was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 25 babies in 1993, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malyssa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Melyssahoney bee; a modern spelling of Melissa18 in the US (2017)
- Malissahoney bee; a form of melissa6 in the US (2017)
- Mayssa4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Melissahoney bee1,168 in the US (2017)
- Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
- Maysawalking with a proud gait35 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Malyssa
Names that are said the same way as Malyssa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bee
Like Malyssa, each of these has a bee in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Melinahoney; form of Melissa or Melina486 in the US (2017)
- Deborahbee68 in England and Wales (2025)
- Honeysweet substance made by bees253 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pamelaall honey; literary coinage by Philip Sidney153 in the US (2017)
- Melindahoney; a blend of Melissa and Belinda128 in the US (2017)
- Devorahbee; Hebrew spelling of Deborah108 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Malyssa
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