Melia
Melia was the 2527th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 1066th; the most babies were born in 2006 (198). Over the last ten years it has moved down 854 places. More babies were named Melia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,527 girls, down 672 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 70girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006198 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,321babies recorded
Melia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,527 | 70 |
| 2020 | #1,855 | 105 |
| 2010 | #1,391 | 166 |
| 2000 | #1,486 | 124 |
| 1990 | #2,879 | 40 |
| 1980 | #2,271 | 44 |
| 1970 | #2,491 | 30 |
| 1960 | #3,067 | 17 |
| 1950 | #4,596 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #5,022 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | #2,662 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,066 | 8 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Melia, counting every spelling?
Melia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 92 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 92 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melia | 70 | #2,527 | 448 |
| Meliah | 22 | #5,657 | 107 |
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 Melia?
70 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Melia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Melia 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 120 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Melia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Melia?
About 5,100 people born in the US named Melia are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 33. That makes Melia 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.
Melia by state
How common Melia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 40 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 Melia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Melia
How popular is the name Melia?
Melia was the 2527th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 1066th; the most babies were born in 2006 (198). Over the last ten years it has moved down 854 places. More babies were named Melia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Melia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melia in the US.
Where is Melia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Melia was most common in Hawaii (0.52 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.