girl's name
Melea
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,133
Melea is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 32 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1954.
Melea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 73 |
| 1960s | 92 |
| 1970s | 153 |
| 1980s | 158 |
| 1990s | 165 |
| 2000s | 227 |
| 2010s | 153 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Melea?
In 2025, Melea was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Melea 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.
How Melea is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Méléa | Méléa is a rare spelling of Melea, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Melea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melea
How popular is the name Melea?
In 2025, Melea was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Melea a girl's or a boy's name?
Melea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Melea most popular?
Melea peaked in 2006, when 32 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Melea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melea currently ranks #7,780 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.