Girl · #11,798 in 2026

Melitta

Name: Popularity of the name Melitta in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Melitta, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Melitta is a German company selling coffee, paper coffee filters, and coffee makers, part of the Melitta Group, which has branches in other countries. The company is headquartered in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Current Rank

#11,798

Peak Rank

#4,370 (1975)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1954

First Year

1988

Last Year

1975

Peak Year

#4370

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Melitta

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

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Origin & history

This Melitta teapot was the model for the Utah teapot 3D rendering, a ubiquitous object in early computer graphics research. In 1908, Melitta Bentz, a 35-year-old woman from Dresden , Germany, invented the first coffee filter, receiving a patent registration for her "Filter Top Device lined with Filter Paper" from the Patent Office in Berlin on 8 July. She founded the company bearing her name the same year. In the 1930s, Melitta revised the original filter, tapering it into the shape of a cone and adding ribs. This created a larger filtration area, allowing for improved extraction of the groun

The Story of Melitta

Melitta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1954, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 14 Melittas were born — ranking #4,370 that year. As of 2026, Melitta ranks #11,798 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 83 Melittas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Names that sound like Melitta

Phonetically similar names — useful when Melitta is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Melita
Melito
Melida
Malito
Muleta
Mulata
Mulatta
Malata
Melia
Milito
Melea
Maleta

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Melitta

What does the name Melitta mean?

How popular is Melitta in 2026?

In 2026, Melitta ranks #11,798 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Melitta most popular?

Melitta reached its peak popularity in 1975, ranking #4,370 that year with 14 babies given the name.

Is Melitta a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Melitta is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Melitta?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Melitta include Mitsy, Prima, Denni. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Melitta

Melitta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 83 births in the dataset. Melitta's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #4,370. Use the chart and map above to compare Melitta'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.