Melesa

MEH-leh-suh /ˈmɛlɛsə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Melesa is a very rare variant of Melissa that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Melesa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1993. Melesa was first reported in SSA data in 1957 and peaked in 1963 (9 births).

About the name Melesa

PronunciationMEH-leh-suh /ˈmɛlɛsə/
9peak births 1963
1957first in SSA data

Names similar to Melesa

How popular is Melesa?

Girls named Melesa
195719601970198019901993
Girls named Melesa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1957–1993 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1993) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Melesa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19936—#12,866
19906—#12,351
19898—#9,323
19866—#10,396
19826—#9,998
19817—#8,689
19805—#11,482
19746—#8,328
19735—#9,271
19729—#5,768
19715—#9,131
19709—#5,667
19676—#6,531
19659—#4,715
19639—#4,774
19627—#5,655
19615—#7,211
19596—#6,010
19585—#6,701
19575—#6,727