Melia is a distinctive choice, ranked #2116 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Melia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2116
About the Name Melia
Melia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 429 places in five years. It was most popular in 2018 at #1343 β parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Melia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Melia
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Melia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Melia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Melia has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 429 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1343 in 2018. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Melia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Melia include: Nika Melia β Nikanor "Nika" Melia is a Georgian politician, former chairman of the United National Movement party and former member of Parliament of Georgia.; Mason Melia β Mason Melia is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.; Jimmy Melia β James Melia is an English former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Liverpool and went on to become a manager..
Melia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Melias in the wild.
13
UK babies named Melia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 429 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Melia
Likely around 1 other Melia in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Melia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Nikanor "Nika" Melia is a Georgian politician, former chairman of the United National Movement party and former member of Parliament of Georgia. He was a member of the parliament of Georgia from United National Movement from 2016 to 2019 and from 2020 to 2021.
Joseph Melia is a philosopher working in the areas of philosophy of mathematics, modal logic and possible worlds. He has made important contributions to the debate over the QuineβPutnam indispensability argument, where he argues for a "weaseling" approach to mathematical nominalism.