Given name
Melicent
“a woman with great strength and determination”
Melicent is a variant of Millicent. One French interpretation is “a woman with great strength and determination.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melicent is a variant of Millicent. One French interpretation is “a woman with great strength and determination.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melicent is a variant of Millicent. An origin associated with Millicent is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melicent through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 55
- 0 boys · 55 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 7 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 1970. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 126 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.
Melicent’s family of names
Melicent has a related form in Millicent.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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