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Origin & history of Melisa1
Bosnian / English / Spanish roots
Melisa comes from the Bosnian / English / Spanish tradition, meaning Honey bee; sweet and industrious..
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How popular is Melisa?
1979
peak year
Today, Melisa is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2863), with only about 61 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1979, 661 babies were given the name (ranked #350 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Melisa's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 19,064 babies have been registered as Melisa since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
661
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #350)
(ranked #350)
61
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
610
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
19,064
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Melisa5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
M4
E5
L3
I9
S1
A1
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Melisa🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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