Melo
Boy · MEL-oh · Hebrew
Melo is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,284th for boys in the US (61 babies).
What does Melo mean?
Hebrew: usually a short form of Carmelo; also a Portuguese surname
Carmelo, its fuller form, comes from Mount Carmel in Israel, where the prophet Elijah challenged the priests of Baal.
- Say it
- MEL-oh
Is Melo a girl's or a boy's name?
Melo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 61 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Melo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,284among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 61 boys in the US were named Melo, making it the 2,284th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Melo in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 75 boys in the US were given Melo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,754, up from #2,284 for this spelling alone.
- Melo 61
- Mello 14
Melo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2,284 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2,210 |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,440 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,694 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,050 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
Names like Melo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thiago Viggo Milo Ares Luca Cairo Ezra Aziel Arlo Draco Kylo Manolo
Other spellings of Melo
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