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Girl name

Melisse

/ˈmɛlɪs/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1989

Melisse has been given to about 273 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1975, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɛlɪs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 253
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Melisse per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1975 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time273

How popular is Melisse?

Its best year was 1975, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 3880th. The typical living American called Melisse is about 53 years old today.

Names that sound like Melisse

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elise0.85
  2. Elyse0.77
  3. Melissa0.73
  4. Denise0.73
  5. Denisse0.76
  6. Eloise0.69
  7. Melisa0.70
  8. Mellissa0.71

Middle names for Melisse

Ranked by flow score
  1. Melisse Catherine0.84
  2. Melisse Josephine0.84
  3. Melisse Grace0.83
  4. Melisse Jane0.83
  5. Melisse June0.82
  6. Melisse Claire0.82

Sibling names for Melisse

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.61
  2. Heidisister · 0.60
  3. Amysister · 0.60
  4. Shawnbrother · 0.57
  5. Damonbrother · 0.57
  6. Brianbrother · 0.57

Where Melisse is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Melisse White0.78
    2. Melisse Nguyen0.78
    3. Melisse Hill0.78
    4. Melisse Hall0.78
    5. Melisse Brown0.78
    6. Melisse Young0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Melisse

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.