How Many People Are Named Menelik?
An estimated 380 people in the United States have the first name Menelik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Menelik peaked in popularity in 2020 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Menelik 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 Menelik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
380
About 1 in 901,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2020
25 births
Total Registered
386
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Menelik
Menelik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 386 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Menelik as a male name
Ranked #7,085 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (25 births)
Menelik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Menelik span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 105 babies were registered. While Menelik is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Menelik by Decade
How has Menelik 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.
Menelik by State
Menelik + Last Name Combinations
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Menelik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Menelik?
We estimate approximately 380 people named Menelik 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 901,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Menelik a common name?
Menelik is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 386 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Menelik most popular?
Menelik reached peak popularity in 2020, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Menelik is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Menelik a male name?
Menelik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Menelik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Menelik Smith, Menelik Johnson, Menelik 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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