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Melyssa

Girl

Origin of the name

Melyssa is a spelling of Melissa, from the ancient Greek melissa, “bee,” from meli, “honey.”

Short-lived name

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In 1989, Melyssa reached its peak: 121 girls, 1 baby in 31,754. Since then, the name has fallen 97%, to about 0 births a year. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 33% of all babies named Melyssa since 1880 were born in the 1990s.
2,023births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 1298rank at its peak, in 1989

Where babies named Melyssa are born

1989

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The darker the blue, the more common Melyssa is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Melyssa is most common in California (4.1 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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