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Girl name

Melicia

100% girls · last recorded 2008

Melicia has been given to about 210 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 200
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Melicia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time210

How popular is Melicia?

Its best year was 1988, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 6952nd. The typical living American called Melicia is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Melicia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Felicia0.89
  2. Elicia0.89
  3. Leticia0.79
  4. Alicia0.75
  5. Felecia0.75
  6. Melia0.75
  7. Melissa0.69
  8. Elysia0.72

Middle names for Melicia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Melicia Rose0.85
  2. Melicia Louise0.85
  3. Melicia June0.84
  4. Melicia Pearl0.84
  5. Melicia Quinn0.84
  6. Melicia Nell0.84

Sibling names for Melicia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.64
  2. Bridgetsister · 0.60
  3. Georginasister · 0.58
  4. Ericbrother · 0.57
  5. Shawnbrother · 0.56
  6. Seanbrother · 0.56

Where Melicia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Melicia White0.80
    2. Melicia Reyes0.80
    3. Melicia Nguyen0.80
    4. Melicia Lee0.80
    5. Melicia Hill0.80
    6. Melicia Green0.80

    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 Melicia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

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