Melena Girl
How popular is Melena?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Melena in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
1,222living people named Melena (est.)
27median age of people named Melena
1,254babies named Melena since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Melena popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 3323 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,443 in 2015, #11,085 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (52 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,516 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1957 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Melena counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Melena family of names ranked #4,403 for girls in 2025 (#4,016 the year before), with 16 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Melena | 8 | 50% |
| Meleana | 8 | 50% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Melena by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1960s | 82 | #3,168 |
| 1970s | 223 | #2,516 |
| 1980s | 124 | #3,991 |
| 1990s | 235 | #2,932 |
| 2000s | 374 | #2,804 |
| 2010s | 147 | #5,893 |
| 2020s | 63 | #7,590 |
Girl names about as popular as Melena
Questions
- Is Melena a boy or girl name?
- Melena is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Melena were girls.
- How popular is the name Melena?
- 8 baby girls were named Melena in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Melena most popular?
- Melena peaked in 2001, when 52 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,516 in 1975.
- How many people are named Melena?
- 1,254 babies have been named Melena in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,222 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.