Melisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- me-LIS-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #826 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,933 for girls
Melisa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “honeybee”. In 2025 it ranked 826th for girls in the UK (47 babies) and 2,933rd for girls in the US (57 babies).
What does Melisa mean?
Greek: Turkish and Spanish spelling of Melissa
“honeybee”
Turkish and Spanish spelling of Melissa, Greek for honeybee.
Is Melisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Melisa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 girls in the UK and 57 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Melisa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #826among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 5,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 47 girls in the UK were named Melisa, making it the 826th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 707th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 72 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Melisa than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Melisa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 189 girls in the UK were given Melisa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #273, up from #826 for this spelling alone.
- Melissa 142
- Melisa 47
Among girls in 2025, it was 778th in England and Wales.
Melisa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #826 |
| 2024 | 50 | #810 |
| 2023 | 71 | #587 |
| 2022 | 60 | #680 |
| 2021 | 55 | #745 |
| 2020 | 57 | #707 |
| 2019 | 72 | #609 |
| 2018 | 67 | #661 |
| 2017 | 52 | #817 |
| 2016 | 63 | #720 |
| 2015 | 43 | #915 |
| 2014 | 57 | #747 |
| 2013 | 43 | #930 |
| 2012 | 43 | #934 |
| 2011 | 40 | #950 |
| 2010 | 42 | #900 |
| 2009 | 63 | #643 |
| 2008 | 49 | #773 |
| 2007 | 56 | #678 |
| 2006 | 41 | #809 |
| 2005 | 32 | #918 |
| 2004 | 48 | #670 |
| 2003 | 36 | #804 |
| 2002 | 46 | #651 |
| 2001 | 42 | #670 |
| 2000 | 40 | #682 |
| 1999 | 28 | #861 |
| 1998 | 31 | #813 |
| 1997 | 25 | #940 |
| 1996 | 32 | #778 |
How popular is Melisa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,933among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 57about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 57 girls in the US were named Melisa, making it the 2,933rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,450th. Its busiest year was 1979, with 661 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948.
2025 had more girls named Melisa than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Melisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 804 girls in the US were given Melisa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #413, up from #2,933 for this spelling alone.
- Melissa 747
- Melisa 57
Melisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2,933 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3,047 |
| 2023 | 54 | #3,047 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3,170 |
| 2021 | 53 | #3,069 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3,450 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,593 |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,532 |
| 2017 | 74 | #2,432 |
| 2016 | 73 | #2,479 |
| 2015 | 69 | #2,590 |
| 2014 | 83 | #2,256 |
| 2013 | 110 | #1,834 |
| 2012 | 126 | #1,680 |
| 2011 | 132 | #1,633 |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,649 |
| 2009 | 134 | #1,660 |
| 2008 | 153 | #1,521 |
| 2007 | 163 | #1,445 |
| 2006 | 189 | #1,268 |
| 2005 | 188 | #1,214 |
| 2004 | 253 | #952 |
| 2003 | 228 | #1,012 |
| 2002 | 200 | #1,062 |
| 2001 | 216 | #992 |
| 2000 | 213 | #993 |
| 1999 | 196 | #1,033 |
| 1998 | 214 | #957 |
| 1997 | 231 | #877 |
| 1996 | 190 | #988 |
| 1995 | 197 | #950 |
| 1994 | 217 | #884 |
| 1993 | 236 | #834 |
| 1992 | 266 | #772 |
| 1991 | 265 | #776 |
| 1990 | 264 | #773 |
| 1989 | 272 | #725 |
| 1988 | 337 | #595 |
| 1987 | 298 | #636 |
| 1986 | 328 | #587 |
| 1985 | 379 | #526 |
| 1984 | 376 | #516 |
| 1983 | 385 | #504 |
| 1982 | 428 | #484 |
| 1981 | 516 | #421 |
| 1980 | 566 | #405 |
| 1979 | 661 | #350 |
| 1978 | 554 | #380 |
| 1977 | 553 | #382 |
| 1976 | 546 | #377 |
| 1975 | 548 | #379 |
| 1974 | 618 | #350 |
| 1973 | 638 | #341 |
| 1972 | 633 | #351 |
| 1971 | 583 | #388 |
| 1970 | 556 | #410 |
| 1969 | 527 | #419 |
| 1968 | 578 | #383 |
| 1967 | 482 | #426 |
| 1966 | 387 | #477 |
| 1965 | 372 | #494 |
| 1964 | 276 | #600 |
| 1963 | 261 | #623 |
| 1962 | 216 | #702 |
| 1961 | 157 | #843 |
| 1960 | 140 | #877 |
| 1959 | 118 | #970 |
| 1958 | 101 | #1,040 |
| 1957 | 71 | #1,245 |
| 1956 | 51 | #1,479 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,732 |
| 1954 | 25 | #2,121 |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,972 |
| 1952 | 25 | #2,022 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
Nicknames for Melisa
Names like Melisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lara Maria Athena Ariana Elena Selena Fatima Sophia Mara Mia Cassandra Marina
Other spellings of Melisa
Names related to Melisa
Melis Mellisa Melyssa Mellissa Malissa Melisha Maelis Meliza Malisha
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Melisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/melisa, updated 20 October 2026.