girl's name
Melys
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 245
Melys is a girl's name. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 2011, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Melys over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 95 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 15 |
How popular is Melys?
In 2020, Melys was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Melys is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mélys | Mélys is a rare spelling of Melys, written with an acute accent and recorded about 90 times, mostly in France. | 90 |
Names that peaked alongside Melys
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melys also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melys over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melys
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melys — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melys
Is Melys a girl's or a boy's name?
Melys is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Melys most popular?
Melys peaked in 2011, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.