How Many People Are Named Melita?
An estimated 1,312 people in the United States have the first name Melita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Melita peaked in popularity in 1973 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melita 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 Melita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,312
About 1 in 261,246 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1973
45 births
Total Registered
1,861
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melita
Melita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,861 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melita as a female name
Ranked #16,787 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1973 (45 births)
Melita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melita span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 397 babies were registered. Melita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melita by Decade
How has Melita 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.
Melita by State
Birth registrations for Melita span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, North Carolina, Alabama. The lowest are in Texas, Alabama, North Carolina. On average, about 14 Melitas were registered per state.
Melita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Melita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melita?
We estimate approximately 1,312 people named Melita 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 261,246 Americans share this first name.
Is Melita a common name?
Melita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,861 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melita most popular?
Melita reached peak popularity in 1973, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melita is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melita a female name?
Melita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melita Smith, Melita Johnson, Melita 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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