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Melia

/ˈmɛliə/ · 100% girls · 70 born in 2025

Melia has been given to about 5,321 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɛliə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,100
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Melia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 198
  • Born in 202570
  • All time5,321
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Melia?

Its best year was 2006, when 198 babies were given the name, ranking 1220th. The typical living American called Melia is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Melia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amelia0.84
  2. Celia0.85
  3. Delia0.85
  4. Lelia0.85
  5. Elia0.85
  6. Emelia0.84
  7. Melissa0.79
  8. Melina0.81

Middle names for Melia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Melia Josephine0.84
  2. Melia Rose0.83
  3. Melia Louise0.83
  4. Melia June0.82
  5. Melia Pearl0.82
  6. Melia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Melia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.94
  2. Alonsobrother · 0.94
  3. Samirasister · 0.93
  4. Ilianasister · 0.93
  5. Tracebrother · 0.93
  6. Blazebrother · 0.92

Where Melia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Melia White0.78
  2. Melia Reyes0.78
  3. Melia Nguyen0.78
  4. Melia Lee0.78
  5. Melia Hill0.78
  6. Melia Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Melia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Melia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.