NameTides

Mel

Mel was the #6,838 girls' name in the US in 2025 (16 babies), and #3,478 in Canada.

Mel as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Mel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUS
Mel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#6,838 (16)—#885 (3)#3,478 (5)
2024#6,642 (17)—#736 (4)#2,975 (6)
2023#6,922 (16)———
2022#6,984 (16)#3,149 (7)——
2021#9,562 (10)———
2020#7,212 (15)———
2019#6,414 (18)#4,001 (5)——
2018#15,682 (5)#5,666 (3)——
2016#9,411 (11)———
2015#11,835 (8)———
2014#16,513 (5)———
2013#13,150 (7)———
2012#14,962 (6)———
2010#16,992 (5)———
2009#17,294 (5)———

Mel as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
Mel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020US
Mel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIreland
2025#7,194 (11)——
2024#8,312 (9)——
2023#7,738 (10)——
2022#8,300 (9)——
2021#8,166 (9)——
2020#9,554 (7)——
2019#9,756 (7)——
2018#7,617 (10)——
2017#10,775 (6)——
2016#6,726 (12)——
2014#10,717 (6)——
2013#9,655 (7)——
2012#12,274 (5)—#616 (4)
2011#7,502 (10)——
2010#7,087 (11)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #4,492.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1916.
  • In 2025, 59% of US babies named Mel were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 100,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 100,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 170,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Mel is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 82,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 57,000 to 1 in 120,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mel by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,545FL
Mel (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MelCanadaGirls#3,4785
MelEngland & WalesGirls—too few
MelEngland & WalesBoys—too few
MelIrelandGirls#8853
MelIrelandBoys—too few
MelNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MelUSGirls#6,83816
MelUSBoys#7,19411