Mélissa

Meaning and origin of Mélissa

Popularity of Mélissa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1991.
• Over recent years, Mélissa has been falling (−11.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mélissa every 11 schools, all spellings combined.

Mélissa in English-speaking countries

Mélissa ranks 216^th in Ireland and 280^th in England and Wales, against 420^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  216^th girls’ name60 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,081+4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  280^th girls’ name485 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,583−2.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  369^th girls’ name97 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,593+4.7% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  402^nd girls’ name2,317 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,085−4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  512^th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,206

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  444^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,719

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Mélissa and Melissa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Melissa375
• Melyssa (in French)10
• Mélyssa (in French)10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Mélissa

• Mélodie
• Eugénie
• Gaïa
• Alyssa
• Irina
• Ilona
• Philippine
• Bérénice
• Mélina
• Maïa
• Cassandre
• Rania

See also

• →French names of Greek origin