How Many People Are Named Meelah?
An estimated 384 people in the United States have the first name Meelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Meelah peaked in popularity in 2019 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meelah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Meelah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
384
About 1 in 892,589 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2019
34 births
Total Registered
387
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meelah
Meelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 387 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meelah as a female name
Ranked #5,885 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (34 births)
Meelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meelah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 238 babies were registered. While Meelah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Meelah by Decade
How has Meelah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Meelah by State
Meelah + Last Name Combinations
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Meelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meelah?
We estimate approximately 384 people named Meelah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 892,589 Americans share this first name.
Is Meelah a common name?
Meelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 387 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meelah most popular?
Meelah reached peak popularity in 2019, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meelah is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meelah a female name?
Meelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meelah Smith, Meelah Johnson, Meelah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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