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Mellisa

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
3
Peak era
1970s/1980s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

a common misspelling of Melissa, from Greek melissa, honeybee

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mellisa peaked in the 1970s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

454 people · the #14,312 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 8

1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Mellisa living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 120 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Mellisa

Most people given the name Mellisa in the United States were born between 1970 and 1989. The Mellisa you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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