Girls' name · peaked in 2009
Melina name popularity since 1925
19,722 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Melina. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Melina is about 20 years old in 2026. Melina peaked in 2009 as the #456 name for girls, and it ranked #660 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,722
- Named Melina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #660
- for girls in 2025 (434 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 19,722 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Melina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Melina births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Melina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1982 and 1987, Melina's share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 8,470 to 1 in 14,700.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, it became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 14,000 baby girls to 1 in 5,110.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Melina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Melina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Melina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 28 | – |
| 1930s | 16 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 34 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 118 | #3,323 |
| 1960s | 616 | #1,270 |
| 1970s | 1,104 | #1,151 |
| 1980s | 1,634 | #883 |
| 1990s | 3,089 | #655 |
| 2000s | 5,413 | #563 |
| 2010s | 4,946 | #594 |
| 2020–25 | 2,724 | #660 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
40.1% of babies named Melina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Melina is most popular
The index compares Melina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Melina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.98× | 642 |
| California | 2.71× | 4,765 |
| Florida | 1.53× | 919 |
| Texas | 1.49× | 1,944 |
| New York | 1.32× | 1,663 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Melina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Melina (this page) | 19,722 | 2009 |
| Melena | 1,254 | 2001 |
| Melaina | 1,197 | 2004 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Melina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Melina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Melina (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data