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Origin & history of Melyssa1
English roots
Melyssa comes from the English tradition, meaning Honey bee; sweet, industrious..
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How popular is Melyssa?
1989
peak year
Melyssa first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1965. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1989, 121 babies received the name (ranked #1306). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10370), with roughly 12 babies named Melyssa each year. Melyssa has been declining in recent years. In total, around 2,023 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
121
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,306)
(ranked #1,306)
12
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
120
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
2,023
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Melyssa4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
M4
E5
L3
Y7
S1
S1
A1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Melyssa🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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