Names / Girl names
Melissa
Current rank
#420
and easing
All-time peak
#2
in 1979
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
762,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2 in 1979 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
“bee” (Greek), tied to pollinators and blossoms. The name enters U.S. records in U.S. records in 1880. Its strongest year was 1979, at #2 nationally. It currently ranks #420 and is slowly cooling. Across all years, more than 762,600 children have been named this.