girl's name
Mélie
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,949
Mélie is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Mélie is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in France in 2014, when 115 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 19,650 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Mélie over time
Births per decade in France, 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 | 90 |
| 1910s | 20 |
| 1920s | 25 |
| 1930s | 30 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 110 |
| 1990s | 160 |
| 2000s | 425 |
| 2010s | 810 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 260 |
How popular is Mélie?
In 2025, Mélie was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mélie is used
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 Mélie is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Melie | Melie is a spelling of Mélie, used in Canada, where it ranks #2,321. | 964 |
Names that peaked alongside Mélie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mélie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mélie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mélie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mélie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mélie
Is Mélie a girl's or a boy's name?
Mélie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mélie most popular?
Mélie peaked in 2014, when 115 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Mélie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mélie currently ranks #1,149 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.