Mela
Girl · MEH-la
Mela is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 4,986th for girls in the US (26 babies).
Where does Mela come from?
Pet form of names such as Melania or Amelia
- Say it
- MEH-la
Is Mela a girl's or a boy's name?
Mela is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 26 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mela in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 107% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Mela, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mela in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Mela in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Mela in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,986among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 62,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the US were named Mela, making it the 4,986th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,221st. Its busiest year was 2019, with 55 girls. It first appears in the records in 1905.
Half of all the girls named Mela in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,986 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5,297 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,870 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4,241 |
| 2020 | 48 | #3,221 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,962 |
| 2018 | 40 | #3,738 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4,475 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4,422 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,988 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,923 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4,834 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 10 | #3,717 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,496 |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,338 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,563 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,399 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,243 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,256 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,899 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,930 |
Names like Mela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mila Isla Myla Luna Lyla Ava Bella Lyra Zara Orla Nova Arabella