girl's name
Meïlya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 45
Meïlya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2018, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2018.
Meïlya over time
Births per decade in France, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 20 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Meïlya?
In 2025, Meïlya was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Meïlya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Meilya | Meilya is Meïlya without the diaeresis, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #5,844. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Meïlya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Meïlya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meïlya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Meïlya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meïlya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Meïlya
Is Meïlya a girl's or a boy's name?
Meïlya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Meïlya most popular?
Meïlya peaked in 2018, when 10 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Meïlya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Meïlya currently ranks #2,648 in France. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.