Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Meleah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
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
Meleah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,512
- 0 boys · 1,512 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,268 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,268 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 49 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,319 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Meleah’s family of names
Meleah may belong to the same name family as MELLEAH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Meleah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Madilyn
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>99% girls