Melisssa comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Honeybee; sweet, industrious, nurturing..
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How popular is Melisssa?
1981peak year
Today, Melisssa has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1981, 14 babies were given the name (ranked #5140 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. In all, around 133 babies have been registered as Melisssa since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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