girl's name
Mélya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 3,468
France
#427
as Melya, 2025
Mélya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 110 babies in France, ranking #449. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2022, when 285 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 5,359 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1995.
Mélya over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 200 |
| 2010s | 1,490 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,600 |
How popular is Mélya?
In 2025, Mélya was given to 110 babies in France, ranking #449 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Mélya 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 Mélya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Melya | Melya is Mélya without the acute accent, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #427. | 1,653 |
| Mëlya | Mëlya is a rare spelling of Mélya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 130 times, mostly in France. | 130 |
| Mèlya | Mèlya is a rare spelling of Mélya, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Mélya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mélya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mélya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mélya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mélya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mélya
Is Mélya a girl's or a boy's name?
Mélya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mélya most popular?
Mélya peaked in 2022, when 285 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mélya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mélya currently ranks #427 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.