Mella

MEH-luh /ˈmɛlə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Mella is a rare variant of Melia that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.

Mella is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Mella was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1921 (12 births).

About the name Mella

PronunciationMEH-luh /ˈmɛlə/
12peak births 1921
1885first in SSA data

Names similar to Mella

How popular is Mella?

Girls named Mella
188519001920194019601980200020202023
Girls named Mella per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1885–2023 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2023) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Mella total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202399#10,889
20221111#9,447
202199#10,840
20201111#9,345
201999#11,081
201888#12,122
201577#13,992
201455#18,336
19715—#9,136
19665—#7,260
19655—#7,181
19646—#6,516
19627—#5,659
19595—#6,893
19587—#5,242
19577—#5,215
19568—#4,713
195510—#3,972
19456—#4,371
19437—#4,070
19416—#4,272
19395—#4,712
19375—#4,705
193510—#2,868
19348—#3,367
19336—#4,061
19317—#3,738
19288—#3,656
19276—#4,636
19267—#4,155
19259—#3,565
192411—#3,092
192310—#3,283
192112—#2,884
19206—#4,769
19198—#3,694
191810—#3,168
191710—#3,005
19165—#4,914
191511—#2,647
19145—#4,004
19115—#2,729
19105—#2,663
19035—#1,980
18856—#1,006