Baby name
CLASSIC
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 Melissa
/muh · LIS · ah/
Meaning
“Honeybee”
From Greek 'melissa' meaning honeybee, carrying natural sweetness and cultural significance in ancient mythology.
Nicknames
mel · lissa · missy
Vibe
warmtimeless
How it ages.
Melissa peaked dramatically in 1980s-90s North America and has declined steadily since 2000.
The cultural moment.
North America saw Melissa reach top 5 in 1980s, sustain top 20 through 2000s, then experience sharp decline as preferences shifted toward other names.