Meleah
Meleah was the 9268th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 2837th; the most babies were born in 2007 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,193 places. More babies were named Meleah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,268 girls, down 2,731 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200749 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,512babies recorded
Meleah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,268 | 11 |
| 2020 | #6,537 | 18 |
| 2010 | #4,083 | 37 |
| 2000 | #3,252 | 42 |
| 1990 | #5,451 | 17 |
| 1980 | #4,658 | 16 |
| 1970 | #4,671 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Meleah, counting every spelling?
Meleah 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 Meleah?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meleah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Meleah 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meleah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meleah?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Meleah are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 16 and 40. That makes Meleah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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 Meleah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meleah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meleah
How popular is the name Meleah?
Meleah was the 9268th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 2837th; the most babies were born in 2007 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,193 places. More babies were named Meleah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Meleah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Meleah in the US.