Given name & surname
Mele
“one who is happy”
Mele is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is happy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is happy.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mele through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 927
- 0 boys · 927 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,179 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,179 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1991. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,366 as a first name in 2020; 3,806 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mele’s family of names
Mele has a related form in Mary. In Hawaiian usage, Mele was borrowed from the English form Mary. In Greek usage, Mele as a surname is a transliteration of Μέλε.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mele
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Mele, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Mehana
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Melia
Melia is a feminine given name. It is used in English, Asturian, and Hawaiian.
>99% girls
Meka
“of the eyes”
>99% girls