girl's name
Melyna
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,693
Melyna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Melyna is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in France in 2014, when 255 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 19,650 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1990.
Melyna 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 | 155 |
| 2000s | 815 |
| 2010s | 2,230 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 665 |
How popular is Melyna?
In 2025, Melyna was given to 30 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Melyna 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 Melyna is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mélyna | Mélyna is Melyna written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,003. | 1,795 |
| Mëlyna | Mëlyna is a rare spelling of Melyna, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
Names that peaked alongside Melyna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melyna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melyna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melyna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melyna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melyna
How popular is the name Melyna?
In 2025, Melyna was given to 30 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Melyna a girl's or a boy's name?
Melyna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Melyna most popular?
Melyna peaked in 2014, when 255 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Melyna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melyna currently ranks #1,003 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.