Mela
Mela was the 5058th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 2135th; the most babies were born in 2019 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,014 places. More babies were named Mela in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,058 girls, down 1,796 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201955 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,015babies recorded
Mela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,058 | 26 |
| 2020 | #3,262 | 48 |
| 2010 | #7,119 | 18 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #9,870 | 6 |
| 1970 | #6,794 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #5,839 | 5 |
| 1940 | #4,191 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,555 | 8 |
| 1920 | #4,266 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mela, counting every spelling?
Mela is the most common spelling of 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 Mela?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mela (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mela 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 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mela?
About 800 people born in the US named Mela are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Mela 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.
Mela by state
How common Mela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Mela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mela
How popular is the name Mela?
Mela was the 5058th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 2135th; the most babies were born in 2019 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,014 places. More babies were named Mela in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mela in the US.
Where is Mela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mela was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.