Melissa
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning honey bee.
Babies a year
1,168
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#420
down from #378
UK popularity
#321
136 babies · down from #280
How Melissa has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #253 |
| 2016 | #260 |
| 2017 | #275 |
| 2018 | #299 |
| 2019 | #340 |
| 2020 | #348 |
| 2021 | #372 |
| 2022 | #377 |
| 2023 | #409 |
| 2024 | #378 |
| 2025 | #420 |
In 2025, 136 babies in England and Wales were named Melissa. In the US, 1,168 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 34,052 in 1979.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Melissa was most common in 1980, when it went to 1.78% of American babies of that sex.
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