Melita
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- meh-LEE-tuh
- Origin
- Greek
Melita is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Melita mean?
Greek: Latin name of Malta (Greek Melite), perhaps from meli 'honey'
Melita was the ancient name of Malta, where Saint Paul was shipwrecked in the Acts of the Apostles.
Is Melita a girl's or a boy's name?
Melita is a girls' name.
How popular is Melita in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Melita in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Melita in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,684 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Melita in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1973, with 45 girls. It first appears in the records in 1894.
Half of all the girls named Melita in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 1979, the years shaded on the chart below.
Melita in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 36 | #2,563 |
| 1980 | 42 | #2,308 |
| 1979 | 31 | #2,795 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 42 | #2,189 |
| 1976 | 41 | #2,099 |
| 1975 | 39 | #2,169 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,857 |
| 1972 | 35 | #2,173 |
| 1971 | 42 | #2,001 |
| 1970 | 41 | #2,017 |
| 1969 | 37 | #2,058 |
| 1968 | 35 | #2,024 |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,982 |
| 1965 | 26 | #2,344 |
| 1964 | 29 | #2,245 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,921 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,946 |
| 1961 | 29 | #2,196 |
| 1960 | 21 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 22 | #2,457 |
| 1958 | 20 | #2,580 |
| 1957 | 26 | #2,167 |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,716 |
| 1955 | 37 | #1,690 |
| 1954 | 21 | #2,377 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 19 | #2,410 |
| 1951 | 31 | #1,739 |
| 1950 | 22 | #2,052 |
| 1949 | 19 | #2,273 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,827 |
| 1947 | 20 | #2,199 |
| 1946 | 10 | #3,216 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,945 |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,340 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,520 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,924 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,488 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,201 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,300 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,045 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,143 |
| 1923 | 10 | #3,124 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,665 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,217 |
| 1918 | 18 | #2,028 |
| 1917 | 16 | #2,099 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,497 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,617 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,330 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,980 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,656 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,957 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #2,060 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,485 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,931 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,699 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,352 |
Names like Melita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maria, Martha, Rosa, Matilda, Lola, Sara, Lara, Sophia, Eva, Angela, Julia, Jessica
Names related to Melita
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Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Melita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/melita, updated 20 October 2026.