Meli
Girl · MEH-lee · Greek
Meli is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “honey”. In 2025 it ranked 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Meli mean?
Greek: Greek meli 'honey'; also short for Melissa or Amelia
“honey”
Meli is the Greek word for honey; it is also a pet form of names such as Melissa and Amelia.
- Say it
- MEH-lee
Is Meli a girl's or a boy's name?
Meli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Meli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Meli, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Meli in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Meli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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