Mélissa name meaning

Gender: Girl
Origin: Old Greek and Latin
Usage: French
Meaning: The Bee and Honey
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What does Mélissa mean?

Commonly used in French darling, Mélissa aimed at baby girls, meaning of Mélissa is "The Bee or Honey" is of Latin and Old Greek origin. Mélissa is celebrated on March 9th.

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How popular is the name Mélissa?

Mélissa was a popular name in France. Over 64343 babies have been named Mélissa since 1956. At its zenith in 1998, 3226 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 19th position.

However after 60 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but still going strong on charts. Additionally, the name has been in the top 50 baby names 23 times Mélissa was a common name in Belgium.

Over 757 babies have been named Mélissa since 1995. At the peak of its usage in 1996,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 23 years.

Mélissa is a unique baby name in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 2002, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 173 on girl names chart when 42 babies were named Mélissa. There are over 570 babies that have been given the name Mélissa in Switzerland.

Mélissa is a common name in Canada. According to our evaluation, over 60000 babies have been named Mélissa globally.

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  •  Maximiliana - The curious and fresh girl name Maximiliana is mainly used in Finnish and Swedish has its origin in Latin, Maximiliana means "Eldest of All or Greatest"
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Famous people named Mélissa

  • Mélissa Theuriau, French journalist and news anchor for M6
  • Actor Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, famous for movie Incendies

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Sources

  1. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  2. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
  3. Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
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