girl's name
Melinna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 260
Melinna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Melinna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 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 | 5 |
| 1990s | 46 |
| 2000s | 82 |
| 2010s | 83 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 24 |
How popular is Melinna?
In 2025, Melinna was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Melinna 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.
Names that peaked alongside Melinna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melinna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melinna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melinna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melinna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melinna
How popular is the name Melinna?
In 2025, Melinna was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Melinna a girl's or a boy's name?
Melinna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Melinna most popular?
Melinna peaked in 2006, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Melinna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melinna currently ranks #13,683 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.