English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedFrom Carmela: Carme + -ela.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: MelaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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[ˈmɛlɐ] · Galician
01 / Meaning & origin
Mela is a unisex given name documented in Galician and Atayal. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Separate records with matching spellings: Mela (Galician, Atayal)
From Carmela: Carme + -ela.
02 / Across borders
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5 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Official statistics
United States, 2025: 26 girls (rank 4987).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Mela
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | 5 | 1,931 | observed |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 6 | 3,188 | observed |
| 1915 | 9 | 2,900 | observed |
| 1916 | 8 | 3,258 | observed |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 9 | 3,244 | observed |
| 1919 | 10 | 3,005 | observed |
| 1920 | 7 | 3,957 | observed |
| 1921 | 9 | 3,400 | observed |
| 1922 | 10 | 3,152 | observed |
| 1923 | 5 | 4,967 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 4,002 | observed |
| 1925 | 6 | 4,426 | observed |
| 1926 | 8 | 3,564 | observed |
| 1927 | 15 | 2,339 | observed |
| 1928 | 13 | 2,497 | observed |
| 1929 | 9 | 3,137 | observed |
| 1930 | 8 | 3,345 | observed |
| 1931 | 5 | 4,331 | observed |
| 1932 | 13 | 2,365 | observed |
| 1933 | 8 | 3,109 | observed |
| 1934 | 14 | 2,187 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | 6 | 3,863 | observed |
| 1941 | 5 | 4,420 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | 6 | 4,054 | observed |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 6 | 4,417 | observed |
| 1947 | 8 | 4,007 | observed |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 5 | 5,301 | observed |
| 1951 | 7 | 4,385 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 11 | 3,480 | observed |
| 1954 | 10 | 3,718 | observed |
| 1955 | 9 | 4,069 | observed |
| 1956 | 5 | 5,952 | observed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 6 | 5,408 | observed |
| 1959 | 11 | 3,827 | observed |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | 7 | 5,293 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 5 | 6,767 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 5 | 6,564 | observed |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 5 | 7,471 | observed |
| 1970 | 7 | 6,362 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | 5 | 8,423 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 5 | 9,067 | observed |
| 1976 | 5 | 9,284 | observed |
| 1977 | 6 | 8,444 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 6 | 9,095 | observed |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 6 | 9,015 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 5 | 11,798 | observed |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | 5 | 13,147 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | 8 | 10,122 | observed |
| 1999 | 6 | 12,688 | observed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 8 | 11,108 | observed |
| 2003 | 7 | 12,408 | observed |
| 2004 | 12 | 8,716 | observed |
| 2005 | 13 | 8,330 | observed |
| 2006 | 24 | 5,545 | observed |
| 2007 | 23 | 5,895 | observed |
| 2008 | 20 | 6,559 | observed |
| 2009 | 15 | 8,058 | observed |
| 2010 | 18 | 6,904 | observed |
| 2011 | 27 | 5,063 | observed |
| 2012 | 29 | 4,836 | observed |
| 2013 | 31 | 4,543 | observed |
| 2014 | 38 | 3,925 | observed |
| 2015 | 37 | 3,989 | observed |
| 2016 | 32 | 4,423 | observed |
| 2017 | 31 | 4,477 | observed |
| 2018 | 40 | 3,739 | observed |
| 2019 | 55 | 2,962 | observed |
| 2020 | 48 | 3,221 | observed |
| 2021 | 33 | 4,245 | observed |
| 2022 | 32 | 4,378 | observed |
| 2023 | 27 | 4,873 | observed |
| 2024 | 24 | 5,300 | observed |
| 2025 | 26 | 4,987 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Mela” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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