Meliss

MEH-lihs /ˈmɛlɪs/
girl 2 syllables fading

Meliss is a rare variant of Melissa that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Meliss is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1994. Meliss was first reported in SSA data in 1959 and peaked in 1988 (23 births).

About the name Meliss

PronunciationMEH-lihs /ˈmɛlɪs/
23peak births 1988
1959first in SSA data

Names similar to Meliss

How popular is Meliss?

Girls named Meliss
195919601970198019901994
Girls named Meliss per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1959–1994 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1994) 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

Meliss total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19946—#12,838
19916—#12,526
19907—#10,961
198911—#7,280
198823—#3,980
198715—#5,228
198611—#6,430
198516—#4,784
198413—#5,421
198316—#4,608
198216—#4,646
198114—#5,140
198021—#3,799
197918—#4,159
197817—#4,185
197715—#4,563
197611—#5,449
197511—#5,385
197411—#5,222
197314—#4,279
197213—#4,447
197110—#5,366
197015—#3,987
196911—#4,626
19688—#5,472
19675—#7,482
19665—#7,258
19645—#7,444
19597—#5,386