Melisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-LISH-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Melisha is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “honey bee”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Melisha mean?
Greek: variant of Melissa, from Greek melissa 'honey bee'
“honey bee”
A variant of Melissa, the Greek word for a honey bee.
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Is Melisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Melisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Melisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 8 girls.
Melisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Melisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 62 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Melisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Melisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 24 | #3,516 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 41 | #2,369 |
| 1981 | 49 | #2,085 |
| 1980 | 62 | #1,766 |
| 1979 | 28 | #2,997 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,572 |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,857 |
| 1976 | 41 | #2,099 |
| 1975 | 30 | #2,565 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,212 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,232 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 27 | #2,665 |
| 1970 | 19 | #3,311 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
Nicknames for Melisha
Names like Melisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alisha Jessica Madiha Halima Maha Habiba Saba Samira Khadija Fariha Fabiha Waziha
Names related to Melisha
Melissa Melisa Melis Mellisa Melyssa Mellissa Malisha Maelis Meliza
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Melisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/melisha, updated 20 October 2026.