Melessa is a rare variant of Melissa that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Melessa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1992. Melessa was first reported in SSA data in 1954 and peaked in 1976 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7 | — | #11,261 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,570 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,967 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,493 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #6,951 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,927 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,599 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,068 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | #5,104 |
| 1981 | 15 | — | #4,871 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #3,682 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #4,158 |
| 1978 | 18 | — | #4,019 |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #3,337 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #2,771 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | #2,930 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #4,160 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #4,278 |
| 1972 | 22 | — | #3,021 |
| 1971 | 17 | — | #3,746 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | #3,815 |
| 1969 | 22 | — | #2,887 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | #3,126 |
| 1967 | 17 | — | #3,168 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #3,355 |
| 1965 | 21 | — | #2,726 |
| 1964 | 12 | — | #4,029 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #3,956 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #3,714 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #4,441 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | #3,850 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #3,957 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,241 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,855 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,420 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,325 |