Melessia

MEH-leh-shuh /ˈmɛlɛʃə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Melessia is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Melessia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1982. Melessia was first reported in SSA data in 1956 and peaked in 1969 (15 births).

About the name Melessia

PronunciationMEH-leh-shuh /ˈmɛlɛʃə/
15peak births 1969
1956first in SSA data

Names similar to Melessia

How popular is Melessia?

Girls named Melessia
1956196019651970197519801982
Girls named Melessia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1956–1982 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1982) 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

Melessia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19829—#7,261
198110—#6,639
197910—#6,518
19779—#6,672
197610—#5,867
197511—#5,383
19748—#6,632
197313—#4,505
197212—#4,693
197114—#4,246
197012—#4,672
196915—#3,721
196811—#4,393
196710—#4,511
19667—#5,621
196512—#3,876
19648—#5,302
19637—#5,698
19626—#6,332
19616—#6,331
19606—#6,153
19566—#5,737