girl's name
Maelisse
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 605
Maelisse is a girl's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 2007, when 65 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Maelisse over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 50 |
| 2000s | 390 |
| 2010s (to 2015) | 165 |
How popular is Maelisse?
In 2015, Maelisse was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Maelisse is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maëlisse | Maëlisse is a rare spelling of Maelisse, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 90 times, mostly in France. | 90 |
| Maélisse | Maélisse is a rare spelling of Maelisse, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Maelisse
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maelisse also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maelisse over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maelisse
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maelisse — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maelisse
Is Maelisse a girl's or a boy's name?
Maelisse is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maelisse most popular?
Maelisse peaked in 2007, when 65 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.