How Many People Are Named Melaina?
people named Melaina are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 290,880 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,197 babies named Melaina in Social Security records from 1964 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
78 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Melaina in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Melaina alive today is about 24 years old, and 70% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Melaina first appears in the records in 1964 and was given most often in 2004, to 78 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1964 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Melaina has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,253, in 2004. In 2025 it ranked #10,622.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,622 |
| Best rank | #2,253 (2004) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,438 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Melaina alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Melaina were born in Texas than in any other state: about 21 of those alive today.
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