Melena
Melena was the 11577th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2546th; the most babies were born in 2001 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,799 places. More babies were named Melena in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,577 girls, up 204 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,254babies recorded
Melena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,577 | 8 |
| 2020 | #11,781 | 8 |
| 2010 | #10,971 | 10 |
| 2000 | #3,636 | 36 |
| 1990 | #6,029 | 15 |
| 1980 | #4,088 | 19 |
| 1970 | #3,523 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Melena, counting every spelling?
Melena has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Melena?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Melena (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Melena 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Melena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Melena?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Melena are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 20 and 46. That makes Melena 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.
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Questions about the name Melena
How popular is the name Melena?
Melena was the 11577th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2546th; the most babies were born in 2001 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,799 places. More babies were named Melena in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Melena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melena in the US.