girl's name
Mélinée
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 300
Mélinée is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Mélinée is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2010, when 20 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 29,475 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1986.
Mélinée over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 15 |
| 1990s | 25 |
| 2000s | 55 |
| 2010s | 135 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Mélinée?
In 2025, Mélinée was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mélinée 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 Mélinée is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Melinee | Melinee is a spelling of Mélinée, used in the United States, where it ranks #4,315. | 130 |
Names that peaked alongside Mélinée
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mélinée also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mélinée over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mélinée
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mélinée — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mélinée
Is Mélinée a girl's or a boy's name?
Mélinée is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mélinée most popular?
Mélinée peaked in 2010, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Mélinée a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mélinée currently ranks #1,494 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.