Melisssa

MEH-lih-suh /ˈmɛlɪsə/
girl 3 syllables fading

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

Melisssa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1990. Melisssa was first reported in SSA data in 1967 and peaked in 1981 (14 births).

About the name Melisssa

PronunciationMEH-lih-suh /ˈmɛlɪsə/
14peak births 1981
1967first in SSA data

Names similar to Melisssa

How popular is Melisssa?

Girls named Melisssa
196719701975198019851990
Girls named Melisssa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1967–1990 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1990) 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

Melisssa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19905—#14,412
19886—#11,257
19877—#9,438
19865—#12,111
19855—#11,807
198412—#5,754
198311—#6,069
19827—#8,847
198114—#5,141
19805—#11,484
19799—#7,094
19785—#10,796
19778—#7,303
19765—#10,275
19737—#7,144
197211—#4,981
19685—#7,767
19676—#6,532