Meela
Meela was the 5505th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3155th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,139 places. More babies were named Meela in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,505 girls, down 541 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201352 babies
- Total since 1880
- 562babies recorded
Meela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,505 | 23 |
| 2020 | #4,964 | 26 |
| 2010 | #6,560 | 20 |
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How popular is Meela, counting every spelling?
Meela is a spelling of Mela, a name family that had 73 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 73 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mela | 26 | #5,058 | 142 |
| Meela | 23 | #5,505 | 127 |
| Meelah | 14 | #7,755 | 114 |
| Melah | 10 | #9,883 | 103 |
| Mella | — | — | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Meela?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meela (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Meela born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meela?
About 600 people born in the US named Meela are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 14. That makes Meela a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Meela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meela
How popular is the name Meela?
Meela was the 5505th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3155th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,139 places. More babies were named Meela in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Meela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Meela in the US.