Melisse

MEH-lihs /ˈmɛlɪs/
girl 3 syllables fading

Melisse is a very rare variant of Melissa that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Melisse is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1989. Melisse was first reported in SSA data in 1939 and peaked in 1975 (17 births).

About the name Melisse

PronunciationMEH-lihs /ˈmɛlɪs/
17peak births 1975
1939first in SSA data

Names similar to Melisse

How popular is Melisse?

Girls named Melisse
1939194019501960197019801989
Girls named Melisse per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1939–1989 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1989) 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

Melisse total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19896—#11,799
19868—#8,219
19858—#8,035
19846—#9,905
198312—#5,688
198211—#6,199
19815—#11,488
19805—#11,483
19799—#7,093
197813—#5,098
19779—#6,673
19769—#6,398
197517—#3,880
197413—#4,622
197316—#3,894
197210—#5,324
197115—#4,058
197014—#4,170
196911—#4,627
19685—#7,766
19665—#7,259
19657—#5,625
19627—#5,658
19616—#6,333
19607—#5,522
19576—#5,856
19567—#5,157
19559—#4,279
19537—#4,884
19525—#6,130
19395—#4,711