Melia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning a form of Amelia; hardworking.
Melia by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Melia. In the US, 106 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 198 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Amelia
Like Melia, each of these traces back to Amelia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emeliarival; a form of Amelia565 in the US (2017)
- Ameliework, industrious; form of Amelia398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amiliawork, industriousness; a spelling variant of Amelia173 in the US (2017)
- Amilawork; a spelling variant of Amelia11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ameliahwork, industriousness; a modern respelling of Amelia57 in the US (2017)
- Emelieindustrious; a form of Amelia56 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Melia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
- Melinahoney; form of Melissa or Melina486 in the US (2017)
- Melisabee; a spelling variant of Melissa47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Melagathering, fair, or assembly10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miliagracious, dear; diminutive of Emilia14 in the US (2017)
- Melishoney bee6 in England and Wales (2025)
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