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Melisa

“Variant of Melissa — Bee, from Greek melissa; in Ireland sometimes servant of Jesus” — Turkish, from Greek Μέλισσα (Melissa) origin

Girl's name · #2950 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Melisa holds its lane: charted since 1948 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2950 in 2025). About 19,000 girls have carried it along the way. Melisa is the less common spelling of Melissa — about 7% of babies given the name are written this way; Melissa itself ranked #420 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 660 girls in Slovenia (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 girls in Poland (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Melisas

• Melisa Sözen — Turkish actor (born 1985)
• Melisa Aslı Pamuk — Miss Turkey 2011, contestant at Miss Universe 2011, actress and model
• Melisa Döngel — Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1999)
• Melisa Wallack — screenwriter, film director, and former business manager
• Melisa Cantiveros — Filipino actress

What Melisas become

Among 122 notable people named Melisa:

Sports figures appear 2.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Melisa Murillo, Colombian sprinter.

Similar names: Melissa · Suzanna · Melodie · Elissa · Margarita · Anissa

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