girl's name
Méline
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 15,477
France
#385
2025 births
Méline is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 140 babies in France, ranking #385. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Méline is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2008, when 800 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 4,211 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Méline 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 | 15 |
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1970s | 35 |
| 1980s | 170 |
| 1990s | 1,310 |
| 2000s | 6,120 |
| 2010s | 6,335 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,365 |
How popular is Méline?
In 2025, Méline was given to 140 babies in France, ranking #385 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Méline 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 Méline is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Meline | Meline is a spelling of Méline, used in Canada, where it ranks #2,657. | 8,772 |
| Méliné | Méliné is a rare spelling of Méline, written with an acute accent and recorded about 55 times, mostly in France. | 55 |
| Mèline | Mèline is a rare spelling of Méline, written with a grave accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Méline
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Méline also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Méline over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Méline
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Méline — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Méline
Is Méline a girl's or a boy's name?
Méline is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Méline most popular?
Méline peaked in 2008, when 800 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Méline a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Méline currently ranks #385 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.