How Many People Are Named Melina?
An estimated 18,657 people in the United States have the first name Melina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Melina peaked in popularity in 2009 with 681 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melina 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 Melina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
18,657
About 1 in 18,371 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2009
681 births
Total Registered
19,488
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melina
Melina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19,488 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melina as a female name
Ranked #633 in 2024
466 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (681 births)
Melina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,413 babies were registered. While Melina is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Melina by Decade
How has Melina 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.
Melina by State
Birth registrations for Melina span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Maine, Delaware, District of Columbia. On average, about 400 Melinas were registered per state.
Melina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melina
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Melina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melina?
We estimate approximately 18,657 people named Melina 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 18,371 Americans share this first name.
Is Melina a common name?
Melina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,488 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melina most popular?
Melina reached peak popularity in 2009, when 681 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melina is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melina a female name?
Melina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melina Smith, Melina Johnson, Melina 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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