boy's name
Menelik
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 644
Menelik is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Menelik over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 32 |
| 1990s | 83 |
| 2000s | 87 |
| 2010s | 105 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 94 |
How popular is Menelik?
In 2025, Menelik was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Menelik 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 Menelik is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ménélik | Ménélik is a rare spelling of Menelik, written with an acute accent and recorded about 55 times, mostly in France. | 55 |
Names that peaked alongside Menelik
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Menelik also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Menelik over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Menelik
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Menelik — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Menelik
How popular is the name Menelik?
In 2025, Menelik was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Menelik a girl's or a boy's name?
Menelik is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Menelik most popular?
Menelik peaked in 2020, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Menelik a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Menelik currently ranks #4,867 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.