Melia
Feminine · “ash tree”
Melia is an ash tree in Greek — and the Meliae were nymphs born from the blood of Uranus, mothers of the bronze race.
How old is the name Melia?
Melia first appears in US birth records in 1890 — 135 years ago. The typical Melia alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 5,100 people named Melia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Melia most popular?
Melia peaked in 1890, reaching #1006 nationally. Today it ranks #2514, 1,508 places below that high. See the whole 1890 chart.
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Where it comes from
From melia to Melia
The story of Melia
Hesiod has the Meliae, ash-nymphs, born from the blood of Uranus, and the bronze race of men descend from ash trees — a connection that makes sense because ash was the wood of spears. Melia is also a short form of Amelia and Camelia. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
ash tree
From the Greek melia, 'ash tree'. The Meliae were ash-nymphs in Hesiod, born when Uranus was castrated and his blood fell on the earth. Ash was the wood of spear shafts, which connects them to the bronze race of men. The Greek is documented.
How the name formed
- melia
- Melia
Related forms: Μελία · Melia · Amelia
Pronouncing Melia
MEE-lee-uh
Three syllables, stress on the first. Hawaiian Melia is meh-LEE-ah.
Nicknames for Melia
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1890
- Most girls named
- 2006198 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1006reached in 1890
- Change vs 2023
- −40.2%70 in 2025, from 117
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Melia in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Μελία in Greek — transliteration
- Melia in Hawaiian — related form
- Amelia in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Florida, New York.
Melias among us
people named Melia are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 22,961 born in 2025 was named Melia
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Melia
- #2514
- Melia on the 2025 chart
- #855
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Melia went to 70 girls in 2025, but Meliah and Meliyah are the same name said out loud. Together the 3 spellings went to 105, which makes it the 855th most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,659 places above the chart.
About 1 girl in 15,307 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 22,961 for Melia itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Melia sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Melia is headed
Melia should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Melia beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Melia in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the bronze race descends from ash trees because spears were ash is a first-rate connection.
- Mel and Lia are two short forms, both with real records.
- In Hawaiian it separately names the plumeria flower.
- The Greek and Hawaiian routes are unrelated.
- Amelia and Melia are close enough to confuse.
- The pronunciation varies between traditions.
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Feminine · #2514 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Melias are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 5,100 people named Melia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Melia?
- Melia is the most-used spelling in US records — 70 of the 105 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Meliah and Meliyah.
- How popular is the name Melia in 2025?
- Melia ranks #2514 among US girl names in 2025, with 70 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Melia?
- About 1 in every 22,961 US girls born in 2025 was named Melia — 70 in all.
- Will my child share the name Melia with classmates?
- Melia will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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