The baby name Melis is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEH-liss (IPA: /ˈmɛlɪs/).
Melis is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Melis is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEH-liss (IPA: /ˈmɛlɪs/).
Melis is Turkish in Origin.
Melis is a cross-cultural given name with two main lines of origin. In Turkish it is a fashionable feminine name, a clipped form and local adaptation of Melissa, ultimately from Greek melissa “bee,” rooted in meli “honey.” In botany Melissa names the lemon balm, reinforcing associations of sweetness and balm-like gentleness. Separately, in the medieval Low Countries Melis appears as a masculine short form of Amelis/Amelius, from the Germanic element Amal- meaning “work, vigor, industriousness.”
Usage spans centuries: male Melis is attested in Middle Dutch records and persists as a surname, while the Turkish feminine Melis has surged since the late 20th century. Variants and related forms include Melissa, Melisa, Meliz, Mélis, and Amelis; diminutives such as Mel, Liss, and Lise also occur. Meanings follow origin: “honeybee; sweet as honey” in the Greek line, and “industrious; vigorous” in the Germanic line.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #73 | 3 | 1,051 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| BG | 0 | #79 | 4 | 1,799 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #126 | 6 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #131 | 5 | 3,911 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #146 | 80 | 3,559 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2021 | #177 | 20 | 416 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #181 | 3 | 1,666 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #205 | 7 | 3,402 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #218 | 25 | 6,293 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| TR | 0 | #228 | 10,031 | 19,440 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2018 | #284 | 7 | 2,960 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #289 | 8 | 6,578 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #290 | 5 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #322 | 8 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #382 | 24 | 3,185 |
| NL | 0 | #382 | 10 | 2,481 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #390 | 31 | 1,885 |
| France | Boys | 2004 | #391 | 6 | 2,538 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| Germany | 0 | #412 | 26 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #433 | 10 | 2,180 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #461 | 45 | 12,621 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #470 | 12 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #480 | 25 | 11,303 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #517 | 7 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #520 | 11 | 8,334 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #599 | 251 | 4,949 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #684 | 55 | 3,895 |
| IT | 0 | #685 | 30 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #824 | 132 | 5,933 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #903 | 49 | 5,873 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #905 | 12 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #917 | 19 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #921 | 23 | 14,861 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #942 | 11 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #971 | 13 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #994 | 85 | 16,140 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,093 | 91 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,116 | 61 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,321 | 151 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,361 | 86 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Melis is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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