Milissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mi-LIS-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Milissa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “honey bee”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Milissa mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Melissa
“honey bee”
Variant of Melissa, the Greek word for a honey bee.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Milissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Milissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Milissa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Milissa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Milissa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 2 | #6,613 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Nicknames for Milissa
Names like Milissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melissa, Jessica, Georgina, Lara, Christina, Cassandra, Rebecca, Alisha, Angela, Alexandra, Sabrina, Maria
Names related to Milissa
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Milissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/milissa, updated 20 October 2026.