Meliah
Meliah was the 5657th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 3339th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 978 places. More babies were named Meliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,657 girls, up 586 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200950 babies
- Total since 1880
- 765babies recorded
Meliah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,657 | 22 |
| 2020 | #6,243 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,698 | 31 |
| 2000 | #5,623 | 20 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,731 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Meliah, counting every spelling?
Meliah is a spelling of Melia, 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 Meliah?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meliah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Meliah 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meliah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meliah?
About 800 people born in the US named Meliah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 21. That makes Meliah 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.
Meliah by state
How common Meliah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Meliah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meliah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meliah
How popular is the name Meliah?
Meliah was the 5657th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 3339th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 978 places. More babies were named Meliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Meliah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Meliah in the US.
Where is Meliah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Meliah was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.