Gender
Female
Origin
- Greek
- The honeybee.
Pronunciation
m(el)-lissa, mell(is)-sa
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #643, 271 births); most recent 2018 (rank #15678, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 8 |
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Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #1166, 17 births); most recent 2015 (rank #4733, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #1953, 6 births); most recent 2017 (rank #5436, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
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