girl's name
Melora
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 410
Melora is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1972, when 14 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1956.
Melora over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 29 |
| 1960s | 103 |
| 1970s | 83 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 14 |
| 2000s | 54 |
| 2010s | 42 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 29 |
How popular is Melora?
In 2025, Melora was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Melora 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.
How Melora is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mélora | Mélora is a rare spelling of Melora, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Melora
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melora also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melora over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melora
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melora — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melora
How popular is the name Melora?
In 2025, Melora was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Melora a girl's or a boy's name?
Melora is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Melora most popular?
Melora peaked in 1972, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Melora a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melora currently ranks #12,745 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.