girl's name
Melia
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 11,428
France
#384
as Mélia, 2025
Melia is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 198 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 47,364 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1890.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Melia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 51 |
| 1920s | 39 |
| 1930s | 22 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 189 |
| 1960s | 217 |
| 1970s | 341 |
| 1980s | 448 |
| 1990s | 610 |
| 2000s | 1,595 |
| 2010s | 1,231 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 553 |
How popular is Melia?
In 2025, Melia was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Melia 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 Melia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mélia | Mélia is Melia written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #384 in France, against #1,369 for Melia. | 2,920 |
| Mélïa | Mélïa is a rare spelling of Melia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 70 times, mostly in France. | 70 |
| Melïa | Melïa is a rare spelling of Melia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
| Mëlia | Mëlia is a rare spelling of Melia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Melia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melia
How popular is the name Melia?
In 2025, Melia was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Melia a girl's or a boy's name?
Melia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Melia?
Melia has 3 syllables.
When was Melia most popular?
Melia peaked in 2006, when 198 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Melia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melia currently ranks #384 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.