Melek
Melek was the 4139th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2002nd; the most babies were born in 2022 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,032 places. More babies were named Melek in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,139 girls, up 3,311 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202298 babies
- Total since 1880
- 645babies recorded
Melek popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,139 | — | 35 | — |
| 2020 | #7,450 | #10,233 | 15 | 7 |
| 2010 | #8,167 | #10,386 | 15 | 7 |
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How popular is Melek, counting every spelling?
Melek has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Melek?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Melek (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Melek 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 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Melek.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Melek?
About 600 people born in the US named Melek are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Melek 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.
Melek by state
How common Melek was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×), California (1.9×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Melek
How popular is the name Melek?
Melek was the 4139th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2002nd; the most babies were born in 2022 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,032 places. More babies were named Melek in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Melek a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melek in the US.
Where is Melek most popular?
In 2021–2025, Melek was most common in Texas (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.