How Many People Are Named Mela?
An estimated 761 people in the United States have the first name Mela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mela peaked in popularity in 2019 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mela 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 Mela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
761
About 1 in 450,400 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2019
55 births
Total Registered
988
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mela
Mela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 988 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mela as a female name
Ranked #5,530 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (55 births)
Mela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mela span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 338 babies were registered. While Mela is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mela by Decade
How has Mela 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.
Mela by State
Birth registrations for Mela span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Mexico, California, New York. The lowest are in Michigan, Florida, New York. On average, about 34 Melas were registered per state.
Mela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mela?
We estimate approximately 761 people named Mela 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 450,400 Americans share this first name.
Is Mela a common name?
Mela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 988 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mela most popular?
Mela reached peak popularity in 2019, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mela is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mela a female name?
Mela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mela Smith, Mela Johnson, Mela 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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