girl's name
Mela
- Origin Atayal
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,116
Mela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Mela is a name of Atayal origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1905.
Mela over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 42 |
| 1920s | 89 |
| 1930s | 48 |
| 1940s | 31 |
| 1950s | 64 |
| 1960s | 22 |
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s | 17 |
| 1990s | 19 |
| 2000s | 122 |
| 2010s | 338 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 190 |
How popular is Mela?
In 2025, Mela was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mela is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mela
How popular is the name Mela?
In 2025, Mela was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mela a girl's or a boy's name?
Mela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mela most popular?
Mela peaked in 2019, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mela currently ranks #2,661 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.