Declining since 2017, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Melinna since 1988
Babies named Melinna per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2006, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Melinna's real moment was 2016.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 46 |
| 2000s | 82 |
| 2010s | 83 |
| 2020s | 24 |
Meaning & origin
Melinna is a modern, rare name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1988. Its peak popularity came in 2016, and since 2017 its usage has been steadily falling. By 2025, the name ranked 13,208th, with approximately 1 in 267,878 newborn girls receiving it. The name has no strong association with any specific state or region. Melinna is typically considered a feminine elaboration of Melina, reflecting the modern trend of creating distinctive names through spelling variations and suffixes.
Melinna is a modern name, likely a respelling or elaboration of Melina, itself a name of uncertain origin. Melina may derive from the Greek meli, meaning 'honey', or from the Italian melina, meaning 'yellow canary'. The variant Melinna emerged in the late 20th century and has been used occasionally in the United States.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Meli, Lina, Mellie
Sibling names for Melinna
Names that share Melinna's style, for a brother or sister.
