Meleana
Meleana is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Meleana (musician), American Christian musician Meleana Shim, American soccer player
Meaning & Origin of Meleana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meleana is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Meleana (musician), American Christian musician Meleana Shim, American soccer player
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The Story of Meleana
Meleana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 20 Meleanas were born — ranking #6,338 that year. As of 2026, Meleana ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 276 Meleanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Meleana
Meleana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 276 births in the dataset. Meleana's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #6,338. Use the chart and map above to compare Meleana'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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