Meliah is a variant of Melia. Melia has been associated with Hawaiian and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meliah through the years
Babies since 1880
765
0 boys · 765 girls
Most popular year
2009
50 babies
2025
22
#5,657 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−24%
Easing
Meliah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1979–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,657 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 50 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 596 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.