boy's name
Mélio
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 710
France
#466
2025 births
Mélio is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 95 babies in France, ranking #466. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2023, when 155 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 6,205 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2004.
Mélio over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 |
| 2010s | 125 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 540 |
How popular is Mélio?
In 2025, Mélio was given to 95 babies in France, ranking #466 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Mélio 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 Mélio is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Melio | Melio is Mélio without the acute accent, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #2,636. | 130 |
| Mëlio | Mëlio is a rare spelling of Mélio, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
| Mélïo | Mélïo is a rare spelling of Mélio, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Mélio
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mélio also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mélio over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mélio
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mélio — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mélio
Is Mélio a girl's or a boy's name?
Mélio is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mélio most popular?
Mélio peaked in 2023, when 155 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mélio a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mélio currently ranks #466 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.