Is Melaina a boy or girl name?

Melaina is a girl’s name. Of the 1,197 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Melaina

Recorded 1964–2025 · United States

Melaina was most popular in 2004, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,804 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,197 people named Melaina.

Melaina over time

Births per year. The dot marks Melaina’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melaina a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melaina is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,197 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org