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Melia

Girl

Meaning of Melia: Greek: 'ash tree'

Melia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2427th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2427

70 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,321

First recorded 1890 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 48 babies1982: 52 babies1983: 46 babies1984: 39 babies1985: 38 babies1986: 34 babies1987: 42 babies1988: 65 babies1989: 40 babies1990: 40 babies19901991: 61 babies1992: 42 babies1993: 44 babies1994: 74 babies1995: 62 babies1996: 76 babies1997: 52 babies1998: 76 babies1999: 83 babies2000: 124 babies20002001: 127 babies2002: 131 babies2003: 160 babies2004: 175 babies2005: 165 babies2006: 198 babies2007: 181 babies2008: 163 babies2009: 171 babies2010: 166 babies20102011: 146 babies2012: 137 babies2013: 117 babies2014: 117 babies2015: 128 babies2016: 118 babies2017: 106 babies2018: 101 babies2019: 95 babies2020: 105 babies20202021: 102 babies2022: 86 babies2023: 117 babies2024: 73 babies2025: 70 babies
US babies named Melia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 198.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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