Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Melica 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 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 0 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 149 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.
Melica’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Melica, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Melony
“a dark-skinned beauty”
>99% girls
Melisa
Melisa is a feminine given name from Greek. It is used in Turkish and Albanian.
>99% girls
Melinda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
>99% girls
Ericka
Ericka is a feminine given name from Germanic.
>99% girls
Mirna
“one who is much loved”
>99% girls
Marya
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Monica
“a solitary woman” · “one who advises others”
>99% girls
Malinda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
>99% girls