Mel
Mel was the 7031st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 2894th; the most babies were born in 2004 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,592 places. More babies were named Mel in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,031 girls, up 416 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- 61% girls, 39% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200430 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,201babies recorded
Mel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,031 | #7,508 | 16 | 11 |
| 2020 | #7,447 | #10,231 | 15 | 7 |
| 2010 | #18,907 | #7,413 | 5 | 11 |
| 2000 | — | #5,790 | — | 12 |
| 1990 | — | #3,719 | — | 16 |
| 1980 | — | #2,092 | — | 26 |
| 1970 | — | #1,409 | — | 36 |
| 1960 | #3,066 | #770 | 17 | 98 |
| 1950 | — | #832 | — | 67 |
| 1940 | — | #755 | — | 67 |
| 1930 | — | #1,794 | — | 18 |
| 1920 | — | #2,299 | — | 14 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Mel, counting every spelling?
Mel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mel?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mel 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mel?
About 400 people born in the US named Mel are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 7 and 66. That makes Mel mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Mel by state
How common Mel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mel, they share its era and feel.
Mel is also a nickname for Amelia, Melody, Melanie, Melissa, Melina, Melvin and Melinda.
Questions about the name Mel
How popular is the name Mel?
Mel was the 7031st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 2894th; the most babies were born in 2004 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,592 places. More babies were named Mel in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Mel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 61% girls, 39% boys given the name Mel in the US.
Where is Mel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mel was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 girls).