Melyssa

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

Melyssa is an uncommon variant of Melissa that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.

Melyssa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Melyssa was first reported in SSA data in 1965 and peaked in 1989 (121 births).

About the name Melyssa

PronunciationMEH-lih-suh /ˈmɛlɪsə/
CultureFrench
121peak births 1989
1965first in SSA data

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How popular is Melyssa?

Girls named Melyssa
19651970198019902000201020202023
Girls named Melyssa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1965–2023 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2023) 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

Melyssa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202377#13,017
202266#14,731
202166#14,672
202088#11,785
20191616#7,227
20181111#9,605
20171919#6,451
20161212#9,243
20151919#6,639
20141616#7,537
20132626#5,258
20121515#8,075
20112525#5,488
20102828#5,062
20093434#4,440
20083030#4,977
20072727#5,334
20064141#3,773
20053636#4,009
20043838#3,794
20033434#4,003
20023232#4,046
20013535#3,759
20003434#3,785
19993434#3,618
19983838#3,272
199756—#2,380
199653—#2,442
199562—#2,175
199459—#2,245
199387—#1,718
199285—#1,749
1991105—#1,499
199079—#1,823
1989121—#1,306
1988104—#1,372
198764—#1,828
198655—#1,995
198542—#2,386
198436—#2,605
198321—#3,765
198221—#3,861
198127—#3,207
198037—#2,576
197947—#2,136
197826—#3,062
197720—#3,709
197621—#3,365
197521—#3,360
197419—#3,514
197318—#3,583
197216—#3,827
197129—#2,576
197014—#4,172
196914—#3,906
196813—#3,926
19677—#5,842
19669—#4,740
19658—#5,143