NameTides

Melek

Melek was the #4,067 girls' name in the US in 2025 (35 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Melek as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Melek as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Melek as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#4,067 (35)#1,892 (15)—#544 (6)#3,044 (6)
2024#2,889 (57)#2,001 (14)———
2023#2,936 (57)#1,575 (19)———
2022#1,992 (98)#1,142 (29)———
2021#1,991 (97)#1,259 (26)——#2,377 (8)
2020#7,212 (15)#1,313 (24)———
2019#7,025 (16)#1,562 (19)———
2018#6,248 (19)#1,490 (21)———
2017#7,092 (16)#1,568 (20)——#3,307 (5)
2016#7,602 (15)#2,233 (12)——#2,195 (9)
2015#6,977 (17)#1,961 (14)———
2014#10,129 (10)#1,501 (20)——#2,905 (6)
2013#7,031 (17)#1,639 (18)———
2012#6,341 (20)#2,215 (12)———
2011#8,614 (13)#1,807 (15)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,992.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1987.
  • In 2024, 92% of US babies named Melek were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 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 45,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Melek is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 54,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 40,000 to 1 in 72,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Melek 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: #3,095CAUtah: 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: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Melek (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
MelekCanadaGirls#3,0446
MelekEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
MelekIrelandGirls#5446
MelekNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MelekScotlandGirls—too few
MelekUSGirls#4,06735
MelekUSBoys—too few