boy's name
Melo
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 514
Melo is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Melo is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 65 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 54,351 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2012.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Melo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 149 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 333 |
How popular is Melo?
In 2025, Melo was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Melo 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 Melo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Melo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Melo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melo
How popular is the name Melo?
In 2025, Melo was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Melo a girl's or a boy's name?
Melo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Melo?
Melo has 2 syllables.
When was Melo most popular?
Melo peaked in 2024, when 65 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Melo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melo currently ranks #2,290 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.