Millissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mi-LIS-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Millissa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “honey bee”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Millissa mean?
Greek: spelling of Milissa, itself a variant spelling of Melissa
“honey bee”
Variant of Melissa, the Greek word for a honey bee.
Meaning borrowed from Milissa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Millissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Millissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Millissa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 6 girls.
Millissa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
Nicknames for Millissa
Names like Millissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melissa, Jessica, Georgina, Christina, Lara, Rebecca, Melina, Cassandra, Helena, Lydia, Alexandra, Laura
Names related to Millissa
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, “Millissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/millissa, updated 20 October 2026.