How Many People Are Named Melia?
An estimated 4,917 people in the United States have the first name Melia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Melia peaked in popularity in 2006 with 198 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melia 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 Melia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,917
About 1 in 69,708 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2006
198 births
Total Registered
5,251
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melia
Melia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,251 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melia as a female name
Ranked #2,470 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (198 births)
Melia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melia span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,595 babies were registered. While Melia is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Melia by Decade
How has Melia 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.
Melia by State
Birth registrations for Melia span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas. On average, about 75 Melias were registered per state.
Melia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melia
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Melia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melia?
We estimate approximately 4,917 people named Melia 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 69,708 Americans share this first name.
Is Melia a common name?
Melia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,251 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melia most popular?
Melia reached peak popularity in 2006, when 198 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melia is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melia a female name?
Melia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melia Smith, Melia Johnson, Melia 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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