Meleah
Mle'a is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 377.
Meaning & Origin of Meleah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mle'a is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 377.
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Origin & history
The Story of Meleah
American parents first put Meleah on the record books as a baby girl name in 1955, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 49 Meleahs were born — ranking #3,376 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Meleahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,520 among baby girl names with 11 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 2K Meleahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Meleah
Meleah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Meleah's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,801. Use the chart and map above to compare Meleah'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 .
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