girl's name

Melle

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 61

Melle is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 1918 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1993, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1993.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Melle over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

40
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Melle by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s 40
2010s (to 2012) 10

How popular is Melle?

In 2012, Melle was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Melle is used

United States #4,506 6 in 1918
France #6,953 5 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Melle

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Melle also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melle over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Melle

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melle — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Melle

How popular is the name Melle?

In 2012, Melle was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Melle a girl's or a boy's name?

Melle is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Melle?

Melle has 1 syllable.

When was Melle most popular?

Melle peaked in 1993, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.