Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: ArabicMelissa is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Greek word ฮผฮญฮปฮนฯฯฮฑ, "bee", which in turn comes from ฮผฮญฮปฮน, "honey". In Hittite, melit signifies "honey". Melissa is a common variant form, with others being Malissa, Melesa, Melessa, Meliza, Mellisa, Melosa, and Molissa.
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In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Melissa yields these three numbers โ a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 111 | #88 |
| 1963 | 189 | #66 |
| 1964 | 221 | #55 |
| 1965 | 279 | #47 |
| 1966 | 280 | #42 |
| 1967 | 391 | #31 |
| 1968 | 435 | #25 |
| 1969 | 603 | #17 |
| 1970 | 690 | #12 |
| 1971 | 828 | #10 |
| 1972 | 897 | #6 |
| 1973 | 1,086 | #4 |
| 1974 | 1,052 | #4 |
| 1975 | 1,025 | #4 |
| 1976 | 1,148 | #3 |
| 1977 | 1,100 | #2 |
| 1978 | 1,020 | #3 |
| 1979 | 1,042 | #2 |
| 1980 | 915 | #3 |
| 1981 | 1,072 | #4 |
| 1982 | 1,088 | #3 |
| 1983 | 1,107 | #4 |
| 1984 | 1,002 | #4 |
| 1985 | 948 | #5 |
| 1986 | 866 | #6 |
| 1987 | 857 | #7 |
| 1988 | 894 | #6 |
| 1989 | 789 | #8 |
| 1990 | 667 | #10 |
| 1991 | 598 | #11 |
| 1992 | 484 | #16 |
| 1993 | 437 | #20 |
| 1994 | 362 | #24 |
| 1995 | 306 | #38 |
| 1996 | 281 | #41 |
| 1997 | 205 | #57 |
| 1998 | 165 | #74 |
| 1999 | 149 | #79 |
| 2000 | 83 | #95 |
| 2014 | 4 | #389 |
| 2015 | 6 | #277 |
| 2016 | 2 | #734 |
| 2017 | 2 | #766 |
