girl's name
Menel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 315
Menel is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2021, when 20 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1979.
Menel over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 35 |
| 1990s | 40 |
| 2000s | 115 |
| 2010s | 60 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 60 |
How popular is Menel?
In 2025, Menel was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Menel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ménel | Ménel is a rare spelling of Menel, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Menel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Menel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Menel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Menel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Menel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Menel
Is Menel a girl's or a boy's name?
Menel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Menel most popular?
Menel peaked in 2021, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Menel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Menel currently ranks #4,027 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.