Mela is a rare variant of Melia that peaked in 2019 and has grown less common since.
Mela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,058 for girl births in the United States (and #8,769 across all names), given to 26 babies. Mela first appears in 1905 and peaked in 2019 (55 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | #5,058 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | #5,396 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | #4,952 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | #4,434 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | #4,301 |
| 2020 | 48 | 48 | #3,262 |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | #2,983 |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 | #3,773 |
| 2017 | 31 | 31 | #4,552 |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #4,493 |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 | #4,044 |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | #3,977 |
| 2013 | 31 | 31 | #4,606 |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | #4,928 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #5,156 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #7,119 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #8,322 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | #6,734 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | #6,025 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | #5,654 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #8,682 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #9,079 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,363 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,818 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,823 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,777 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,567 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,119 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,780 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,870 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,205 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #10,270 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,015 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,268 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,794 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,220 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #7,250 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,438 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #5,653 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #3,955 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,874 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,564 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,275 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #3,882 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #3,613 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #4,679 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,839 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,229 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,796 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,383 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,846 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,191 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | #2,256 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,310 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #2,451 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,761 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | #3,555 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #3,300 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,584 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | #2,403 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,787 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,779 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,306 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,463 |
| 1922 | 10 | — | #3,297 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,582 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,266 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #3,148 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,422 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #3,456 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #3,053 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,480 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,135 |