Meliha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- meh-lee-HAH
- Origin
- Arabic
Meliha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “beautiful, graceful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Meliha mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Arabic maliha, feminine of malih
“beautiful, graceful”
Turkish form of the Arabic maliha, feminine of malih, meaning beautiful or graceful.
Is Meliha a girl's or a boy's name?
Meliha is a girls' name.
How popular is Meliha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 6 girls.
Meliha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Meliha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abeeha, Safa, Hafsa, Amira, Hiba, Khadija, Rahma, Halima, Rumaysa, Nusaybah, Fatiha, Maliha
Names related to Meliha
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Meliha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meliha, updated 20 October 2026.