How Many People Are Named Melika?
An estimated 385 people in the United States have the first name Melika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Melika peaked in popularity in 1989 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melika 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 Melika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
385
About 1 in 890,271 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1989
15 births
Total Registered
400
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melika
Melika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 400 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melika as a female name
Ranked #12,970 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (15 births)
Melika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melika span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 100 babies were registered. Melika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melika by Decade
How has Melika 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.
Melika by State
Melika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melika
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Melika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melika?
We estimate approximately 385 people named Melika 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 890,271 Americans share this first name.
Is Melika a common name?
Melika is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 400 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melika most popular?
Melika reached peak popularity in 1989, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melika is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melika a female name?
Melika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melika Smith, Melika Johnson, Melika 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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