Mel Boy & girl
How popular is Mel?
#6,837 girl name in 2025
16 baby girls were named Mel in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
Mel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,837 for girls (▼ 198 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 girls, 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+100% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #11,830 in 2015, #7,208 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (30 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,822 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 42% boys, 58% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mele family of names ranked #3,219 for girls in 2025 (#3,235 the year before), with 29 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mele | 13 | 45% |
| Mel | 16 | 55% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mel is most popular
Babies named Mel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 girls)
Mel by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | #3,917 |
| 1920s | 11 | #4,284 |
| 1930s | 22 | #3,427 |
| 1940s | 24 | #4,052 |
| 1950s | 92 | #2,822 |
| 1960s | 69 | #2,988 |
| 1970s | 5 | #9,282 |
| 2000s | 118 | #4,488 |
| 2010s | 65 | #6,410 |
| 2020s | 90 | #6,639 |
Girl names about as popular as Mel
Questions
- Is Mel a boy or girl name?
- Mel is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 42% of babies named Mel were boys and 58% were girls.
- How popular is the name Mel?
- 16 baby girls were named Mel in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
- When was Mel most popular?
- Mel peaked in 2004, when 30 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,822 in 1957.
- How many people are named Mel?
- 4,201 babies have been named Mel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,774 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Mel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mel was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.