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Melissa

Girl Arabic #410 in 2023

Melissa is a girl name of Arabic origin.

Meaning of Melissa

Melissa is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (mélissa), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (meli), "honey".

Popularity of Melissa

Popularity, 1880–2023

743 births in 2023

1880 2023

758,561 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1979

34,179 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.