Mellissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
Mellissa is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mellissa mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek, a nonstandard spelling variant of Melissa.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Mellissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Mellissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Mellissa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mellissa in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Mellissa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 17 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 20 | #1,123 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Mellissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 272 girls. It first appears in the records in 1926.
Half of all the girls named Mellissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mellissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 36 | #3,440 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,926 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,871 |
| 1996 | 60 | #2,226 |
| 1995 | 67 | #2,023 |
| 1994 | 62 | #2,162 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,980 |
| 1992 | 96 | #1,597 |
| 1991 | 98 | #1,558 |
| 1990 | 129 | #1,261 |
| 1989 | 117 | #1,323 |
| 1988 | 146 | #1,076 |
| 1987 | 144 | #1,064 |
| 1986 | 135 | #1,097 |
| 1985 | 185 | #863 |
| 1984 | 155 | #945 |
| 1983 | 173 | #874 |
| 1982 | 197 | #808 |
| 1981 | 228 | #722 |
| 1980 | 250 | #690 |
| 1979 | 272 | #639 |
| 1978 | 218 | #724 |
| 1977 | 230 | #680 |
| 1976 | 169 | #823 |
| 1975 | 171 | #804 |
| 1974 | 166 | #811 |
| 1973 | 175 | #767 |
| 1972 | 172 | #795 |
| 1971 | 157 | #859 |
| 1970 | 191 | #762 |
| 1969 | 173 | #774 |
| 1968 | 172 | #757 |
| 1967 | 147 | #826 |
| 1966 | 113 | #955 |
| 1965 | 69 | #1,302 |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,610 |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,597 |
| 1962 | 33 | #2,030 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,837 |
| 1960 | 28 | #2,195 |
| 1959 | 26 | #2,233 |
| 1958 | 20 | #2,580 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,925 |
| 1956 | 20 | #2,529 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,324 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,283 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
Names like Mellissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melissa, Jessica, Alexandra, Francesca, Georgina, Lara, Cassandra, Christina, Rebecca, Tabitha, Maria, Michaela
Names related to Mellissa
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, “Mellissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mellissa, updated 20 October 2026.