Melis is a girl's name of Turkish origin meaning “honey.” In 2024 it was given to 12 girls in the United States.
Melis belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “honey” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Melis first appears in Social Security records in 1987. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6637 in 2015, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 331 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Melis means “honey” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Melis is a girl name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Melis comes from the Turkish tradition.
Melis first appears in US records in 1987. Its best-ever ranking was #6637 in 2015, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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