Meleena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- meh-LEE-nuh
- Origin
- Greek
Meleena is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Meleena come from?
Greek: spelling of Melena; probably a variant of Melina
Meaning borrowed from Melena.
Is Meleena a girl's or a boy's name?
Meleena is a girls' name.
How popular is Meleena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Meleena in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meleena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
Nicknames for Meleena
Names like Meleena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mckenna, Melina, Sophia, Sienna, Makayla, Isabella, Helena, Elina, Camila, Lydia, Mikayla, Kiara
Names related to Meleena
Melania, Mileena, Melona, Melannie, Maleena, Melena, Melaina
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Meleena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meleena, updated 20 October 2026.