Mayssa

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Mayssa by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Mayssa.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Mayssa

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mayssa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Maysawalking with a proud gait35 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Malyssahoney bee; a form of melissa6 in the US (2017)
  • Massa8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maysaa6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
  • Marisaof the sea; a form of Maria88 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Mayssa

Names that are said the same way as Mayssa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Masagood; true; righteous23 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahsalike the moon18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maisa13 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Mayssa

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