How Many People Are Named Melita?
people named Melita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 243,783 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,861 babies named Melita in Social Security records from 1894 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
45 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Melita, the Latin name of the island country of Malta.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Melita in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Melita alive today is about 51 years old, and 54% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 42 and 63 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Melita first appears in the records in 1894 and was given most often in 1973, to 45 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1894 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Melita has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,440, in 1894.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,440 (1894) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,176 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Melita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Melita were born in California than in any other state: about 32 of those alive today.
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