Melia
Melia is a feminine given name of Greek origin and comes from μελία, the ancient Greek word for ash-tree. In Greek mythology, Melia was an Oceanid, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Melia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melia is a feminine given name of Greek origin and comes from μελία, the ancient Greek word for ash-tree. In Greek mythology, Melia was an Oceanid, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Melia
Melia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1890, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 198 births, good for #1,212 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Melias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,337 among baby girl names with 79 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 5K Melias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Melia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Melia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Melite
Notable people named Melia
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- Melia Kreiling , actress
- Melia Watras , American violist
- Melia Sakakini (1890–1966), Palestinian feminist and headmistress
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Names that sound like Melia
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About the name Melia
Melia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Melia's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,006. Use the chart and map above to compare Melia'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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