Melea
Melea was the 7757th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 2302nd; the most babies were born in 2006 (32). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,787 places. More babies were named Melea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,757 girls, up 1,585 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200632 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,096babies recorded
Melea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,757 | 14 |
| 2020 | #9,342 | 11 |
| 2010 | #6,562 | 20 |
| 2000 | #4,740 | 25 |
| 1990 | #5,734 | 16 |
| 1980 | #5,137 | 14 |
| 1970 | #6,154 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Melea, counting every spelling?
Melea is a spelling of Mellie, a name family that had 66 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellie | 15 | #7,380 | 67 |
| Melea | 14 | #7,757 | 64 |
| Meleah | 11 | #9,268 | 61 |
| Meli | 10 | #9,884 | 56 |
| Melly | 5 | #16,472 | 37 |
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 Melea?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Melea (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Melea 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Melea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Melea?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Melea are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 19 and 48. That makes Melea mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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 Melea: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melea, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Melea
How popular is the name Melea?
Melea was the 7757th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 2302nd; the most babies were born in 2006 (32). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,787 places. More babies were named Melea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Melea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melea in the US.