Girl · #5,996 in 2026

Melah

Malah is a town is situated in the Salkhad District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. The town is the administrative center of the Malah Nahiya. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Malah had a population of 4,363 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Christian minority.

Current Rank
#5,996
Peak Rank
#3,785 (2019)
Total Babies
438
5-Yr Trend
-33%
2005
First Year
2026
Last Year
2019
Peak Year
#3785
Peak Rank
438
Total Count
22
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Melah

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Malah is a town is situated in the Salkhad District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. The town is the administrative center of the Malah Nahiya. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Malah had a population of 4,363 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Christian minority.

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Origin & history
In 1596, it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as Malah , as part of the nahiya (subdistrict) of Bani Malik as-Sadir , in the Hauran Sanjak . It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 23 households and 10 bachelors. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat (3750 a.), barley (2700 a.), summer crops (600 a.) goats and beehives (150 a.), in addition to "occasional revenues" (120 a.) and a water mill (300 a.); the taxes totalled 7,050 akçe . 7/24 of the revenue went to a waqf . In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as Melah , a ruin located east of Salkhad .

The Story of Melah

Melah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 39 Melahs were born — ranking #3,785 that year. As of 2026, Melah ranks #5,996 for baby girls with 20 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 438 Melahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Melah

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Frequently Asked Questions about Melah

What does the name Melah mean?
Malah is a town is situated in the Salkhad District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. The town is the administrative center of the Malah Nahiya. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Malah had a population of 4,363 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Christian minority.
How popular is Melah in 2026?
In 2026, Melah ranks #5,996 among girls' names in the U.S., with 20 babies given the name that year.
When was Melah most popular?
Melah reached its peak popularity in 2019, ranking #3,785 that year with 39 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Melah most popular?
Melah has historically been most popular in Illinois. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Melah.
Is Melah a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Melah is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Melah?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Melah include Fatma, Iveth, Najma. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Melah

Melah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 438 births in the dataset. Melah's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,785. Use the chart and map above to compare Melah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.