Meleah Girl
How popular is Meleah?
#8,858 girl name in 2025
11 baby girls were named Meleah in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
1,475living people named Meleah (est.)
26median age of people named Meleah
1,512babies named Meleah since 1880
1 in 301,395US babies born in 2025
Meleah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,858 for girls (▼ 896 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,979 in 2015, #6,321 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (49 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,801 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1955 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Meleah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Meleah family of names ranked #3,468 for girls in 2025 (#3,899 the year before), with 25 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Meleah | 11 | 44% |
| Melea | 14 | 56% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Meleah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41 | #3,488 |
| 1960s | 74 | #3,455 |
| 1970s | 157 | #2,801 |
| 1980s | 202 | #3,417 |
| 1990s | 258 | #3,033 |
| 2000s | 408 | #3,212 |
| 2010s | 293 | #3,549 |
| 2020s | 79 | #6,321 |
Girl names about as popular as Meleah
Questions
- Is Meleah a boy or girl name?
- Meleah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Meleah were girls.
- How popular is the name Meleah?
- 11 baby girls were named Meleah in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
- When was Meleah most popular?
- Meleah peaked in 2007, when 49 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,801 in 1978.
- How many people are named Meleah?
- 1,512 babies have been named Meleah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,475 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
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.