Girl’s name · Greek

Mellina

How to say it: meh-lee-NA · /meliˈna/

Variant of Melina, from Greek 'meli' meaning 'honey' - modern elaborated form with a soft melodic sound.

Mellina was the 551st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 5 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 20% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #587 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#551for girls in 2025
1 in 6,243US babies
5born in 2025
#587projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Mellina
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#551
Babies born in 20255
Share of births1 in 6,243
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−20%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#587
In France, 2025#156 among girls’ names, 25 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Mellina is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 3 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Mellina also love

Nicknames

  • Melli
  • Lina

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Mellina is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, German, Greek, Italian.

In France: #156 for girls in 2025.

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