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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2 | #1,196 |
| 1964 | 2 | #1,195 |
| 1965 | 6 | #864 |
| 1966 | 6 | #873 |
| 1967 | 19 | #545 |
| 1968 | 15 | #609 |
| 1969 | 16 | #598 |
| 1970 | 30 | #444 |
| 1971 | 22 | #512 |
| 1972 | 20 | #522 |
| 1973 | 21 | #480 |
| 1974 | 44 | #305 |
| 1975 | 43 | #299 |
| 1976 | 81 | #187 |
| 1977 | 49 | #272 |
| 1978 | 57 | #247 |
| 1979 | 70 | #217 |
| 1980 | 89 | #187 |
| 1981 | 114 | #150 |
| 1982 | 107 | #154 |
| 1983 | 231 | #69 |
| 1984 | 246 | #71 |
| 1985 | 243 | #73 |
| 1986 | 270 | #67 |
| 1987 | 345 | #43 |
| 1988 | 411 | #28 |
| 1989 | 478 | #24 |
| 1990 | 522 | #25 |
| 1991 | 667 | #10 |
| 1992 | 702 | #9 |
| 1993 | 785 | #7 |
| 1994 | 706 | #8 |
| 1995 | 609 | #9 |
| 1996 | 599 | #12 |
| 1997 | 641 | #9 |
| 1998 | 525 | #23 |
| 1999 | 542 | #25 |
| 2000 | 450 | #30 |
| 2001 | 401 | #37 |
| 2002 | 339 | #46 |
| 2003 | 274 | #54 |
| 2004 | 235 | #65 |
| 2005 | 197 | #71 |
| 2006 | 159 | #95 |
| 2007 | 144 | #102 |
| 2008 | 153 | #98 |
| 2009 | 122 | #120 |
| 2010 | 106 | #141 |
| 2011 | 77 | #164 |
| 2012 | 70 | #178 |
| 2013 | 50 | #226 |
| 2014 | 42 | #251 |
