Mellissa

muh-LIH-suh /məˈlɪsə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Mellissa is an uncommon variant of Melissa that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.

Mellissa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Mellissa was first reported in SSA data in 1926 and peaked in 1979 (272 births).

About the name Mellissa

Pronunciationmuh-LIH-suh /məˈlɪsə/
CultureEnglish
272peak births 1979
1926first in SSA data

Names similar to Mellissa

How popular is Mellissa?

Girls named Mellissa
192619401960198020002018
Girls named Mellissa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1926–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) 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

Mellissa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201855#17,333
201688#12,505
201266#16,236
20111010#10,921
20101313#9,064
20091111#10,430
20081717#7,635
20071717#7,635
20062222#6,061
20051515#7,776
20042020#6,136
20032121#5,729
20022828#4,468
20012525#4,786
20002525#4,741
19993636#3,479
19984444#2,955
199742—#2,916
199660—#2,245
199567—#2,043
199462—#2,176
199370—#2,003
199296—#1,610
199198—#1,571
1990129—#1,269
1989117—#1,331
1988146—#1,082
1987144—#1,068
1986135—#1,102
1985185—#870
1984155—#947
1983173—#878
1982197—#809
1981228—#726
1980250—#691
1979272—#641
1978218—#725
1977230—#682
1976169—#823
1975171—#806
1974166—#812
1973175—#769
1972172—#795
1971157—#860
1970191—#763
1969173—#778
1968172—#758
1967147—#830
1966113—#957
196569—#1,316
196450—#1,622
196350—#1,615
196233—#2,056
196139—#1,858
196028—#2,230
195926—#2,270
195820—#2,632
195716—#2,998
195620—#2,591
195511—#3,716
195412—#3,440
195313—#3,220
19527—#4,786
195111—#3,417
19507—#4,598
19435—#5,131
19265—#5,371