Melissa

Greek

"honeybee"

Melissa Origin and Meaning

Variation of Lissa

Melissa Rank in US Top 1000

# 378 in the US

Melissa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 463 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Melissa

• 378 US 2024
• 463 Nameberry 2025
• 282 England 2024
• 99 Germany 2020
• 49 Italy 2020
• 49 Portugal 2020
• 23 Mexico 2021
• 25 Brazil 2024
• 88 sweden 2022
• 122 switzerland 2024
• 92 Austria 2024

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Famous People Named Melissa

• Melissa Benoist American actress
• Melissa Fumero American actress
• Melissa "Missy" Higgins Australian singer and actress
• Melissa Rose "Melrose" Bickerstaff American model
• Melissa Joan Hart American actress
• Melissa Etheridge American singer
• Melissa Claire Egan American actress
• Melissa George Australian,American actress
• Melissa Rosenberg American actress
• Melissa Grimes fashion designer & contestant on "Under the Gunn"
• Melissa Ordway American actress
• Melissa Gilbert American actress
• Melissa McCarthy American actress
• Melissa 'Missy' Franklin US Olympic Gold Medal swimmer
• Melissa McBride American actress
• Melissa Sue Anderson American actress
• Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott American singer
• Melissa Mathison American film & TV screenwriter
• Melissa Margaret Peterman American actress & comedian
• Melissa Ivy Rauch American actress & comedian
• Melissa Chessington Leo American actress
• Melissa Lynn L.A. stylist and fiancee of actor Jonathan Sadowski
• Melissa Trn costume designer and wife of actor Brett Dalton
• Melissa "Missy" (Hollister) Lanning American vlogger as part of "Daily Bumps"
• Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi Canadian soccer player
• Melissa Susanne Henderson American soccer player
• Melissa Marie Ortiz Matallana Colombian football player
• Melissa Anne Barbieri Australian soccer player
• Melissa Hooper competitor on E! reality show "Bridalplasty"
• Melissa Ziegler Gisoni, mother of Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler, featured on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms”

The name Melissa in Pop Culture

• Melissa Hastings older sister of Spencer from ''Pretty Little Liars''
• Melissa Artemis Greek dancer & prostitute in "The Alexandria Quartet"
• Melissa Norman from the movie "Room 6"
• Melissa Nelson from "Malicious"
• Melissa Webber from "Packin' It In"
• Melissa Scully character on FOX's "X,Files"
• Melissa heroine in Barbara Cartland's book An Arrow of Love
• Melissa Gale character in the game "Siren: Blood Curse"
• Melissa McCall mother of Scott from MTV's "Teen Wolf"
• Melissa Lewis commander of the Ares 3 mission in "The Martian"
• Melissa 'Oregon' Shawcross character in TV's "Fresh Meat."
• Melissa Lycan character in Aphmau's YouTube series
• Melissa character in series "Yellowjackets"

International Variations of the name Melissa

• Mélisande French
• Melisa Spanish
• Melissande French
• Malisa Spanish