Melina Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In the Bibble, the name Melina has many ways to interpret, depending on the context. However, it often denotes something that is sweet similar to honey.

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A Deep Dive

Melina Overview

Meaning

Honey

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek, Germanic

Etymology

Derived from the Greek word “meli,” meaning “honey,” symbolizing sweetness and gentleness​.

Pronunciation

/məˈliːnə/

Popularity

Melina is moderately popular globally, especially in Greek-speaking countries, the USA, and several European nations. In 2023, it ranked #653 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

9 (Humanitarian, Selfless, Creative)

Name Styles

Exotic, Cool, Unique

Associated Traits

Sweet, gentle, graceful, charming

Name Day

May 5th (Finland)​, January 9th (USA), September 16th (Greece), May 1st (Bulgaria)
A Deep Dive

Melina Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Melena, Melinda, Melinia, Meliana, Melika, Melita, Malina, Malena, Meliora, Melita

Common Nicknames

Mel, Lina, Meli, Mimi, Mela, Minnie, Mila, Lia, Mellie, Lena

Diminutives

Mel, Mimi, Mela, Lina, Meli

Famous People

  • Melina Mercouri
    (Greek Actress and Politician)
  • Melina Kanakaredes
    (American Actress)
  • Melina Marchetta
    (Australian Author)
  • Melina Matsoukas
    (American Director)
  • Melina Perez
    (American Wrestler)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Melina Havelock
    ("For Your Eyes Only," Film)
  • "Melina's Song"
    (Song)

What Is the Meaning of Melina?

Melina means “honey”. Individuals named Melina often exude warmth and sweetness, embodying a nurturing and caring nature.

What Is the Origin of The Name Melina?

Melina is of Greek and Germanic origin. In Greek, it derives from the word “meli,” meaning “honey.” In Germanic roots, it is a variant of the name Madeline, which means “high tower” or “woman from Magdala.”

Melina Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Melina in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6302021#6402022#6532023
Top 3 Rankings#4562009#4782007#4902001

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Melina

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023653
(-13 from 2022)
447
(-13 from 2022)
0.02555
2022640
(-10 from 2021)
460
(-8 from 2021)
0.02565
2021630
(+17 from 2020)
468
(+23 from 2020)
0.02612
2020647
(-28 from 2019)
445
(-41 from 2019)
0.02517
2019619
(+14 from 2018)
486
(+15 from 2018)
0.02649
2018633
(-16 from 2017)
471
(-15 from 2017)
0.02533
2017617
(-5 from 2016)
486
(-4 from 2016)
0.02573
2016612
(-18 from 2015)
490
(-12 from 2015)
0.02531
2015594
No change from 2014
502
(+6 from 2014)
0.02573
2014594
(-5 from 2013)
496
(+14 from 2013)
0.02535
2013589
(+55 from 2012)
482
(+42 from 2012)
0.02500
2012644
(-65 from 2011)
440
(-60 from 2011)
0.02269
2011579
(-77 from 2010)
500
(-93 from 2010)
0.02580
2010502
(-46 from 2009)
593
(-88 from 2009)
0.03024
2009456
(+61 from 2008)
681
(+83 from 2008)
0.03363
2008517
(-39 from 2007)
598
(-76 from 2007)
0.02871
2007478
(+71 from 2006)
674
(+138 from 2006)
0.03184
2006549
(+14 from 2005)
536
(+25 from 2005)
0.02564
2005563
(+63 from 2004)
511
(+77 from 2004)
0.02518
2004626
(-17 from 2003)
434
(-7 from 2003)
0.02151
2003609
(-54 from 2002)
441
(-48 from 2002)
0.02198
2002555
(-65 from 2001)
489
(-80 from 2001)
0.02476
2001490
(+52 from 2000)
569
(+89 from 2000)
0.02872
2000542
(+41 from 1999)
480
(+55 from 1999)
0.02405
1999583
(+210 from 1998)
425
(+155 from 1998)
0.02183
1998793
(+11 from 1997)
270
(+12 from 1997)
0.01393
1997804
(-74 from 1996)
258
(-30 from 1996)
0.01351
1996730
(-76 from 1995)
288
(-40 from 1995)
0.01502
1995654
(+59 from 1994)
328
(+36 from 1994)
0.01707
1994713
(-80 from 1993)
292
(-62 from 1993)
0.01498
1993633
(+94 from 1992)
354
(+62 from 1992)
0.01796
1992727
(-84 from 1991)
292
(-52 from 1991)
0.01457
1991643
(+179 from 1990)
344
(+106 from 1990)
0.01692
1990822
(+327 from 1989)
238
(+95 from 1989)
0.01158
19891149
(+39 from 1988)
143
(+16 from 1988)
0.00718
19881188
(+28 from 1987)
127
(+9 from 1987)
0.00660
19871216
(-144 from 1986)
118
(-22 from 1986)
0.00630
19861072
(-192 from 1985)
140
(-42 from 1985)
0.00759
1985880
(+7 from 1984)
182
(+13 from 1984)
0.00986
1984887
(-78 from 1983)
169
(-23 from 1983)
0.00937
1983809
(-5 from 1982)
192
(-8 from 1982)
0.01073
1982804
(+62 from 1981)
200
(+21 from 1981)
0.01102
1981866
(-21 from 1980)
179
(-5 from 1980)
0.01001
1980845
(+60 from 1979)
184
(+20 from 1979)
0.01033
1979905
(+109 from 1978)
164
(+30 from 1978)
0.00952
19781014
(-49 from 1977)
134
(-9 from 1977)
0.00815
1977965
(-74 from 1976)
143
(-5 from 1976)
0.00869
1976891
(+254 from 1975)
148
(+47 from 1975)
0.00942
19751145
(+189 from 1974)
101
(+22 from 1974)
0.00647
19741334
(+53 from 1973)
79
(+8 from 1973)
0.00504
19731387
(-162 from 1972)
71
(-15 from 1972)
0.00457
19721225
(-92 from 1971)
86
(-17 from 1971)
0.00533
19711133
(+256 from 1970)
103
(+28 from 1970)
0.00588
19701389
(-189 from 1969)
75
(-11 from 1969)
0.00409
19691200
(-67 from 1968)
86
(-3 from 1968)
0.00488
19681133
(-143 from 1967)
89
(-17 from 1967)
0.00521
1967990
(+471 from 1966)
106
(+49 from 1966)
0.00617
19661461
(-198 from 1965)
57
(-15 from 1965)
0.00325
19651263
(+484 from 1964)
72
(+28 from 1964)
0.00394
19641747
(-9 from 1963)
44
No change from 1963
0.00225
19631738
(-264 from 1962)
44
(-13 from 1962)
0.00221
19621474
(+333 from 1961)
57
(+17 from 1961)
0.00281
19611807
(+924 from 1960)
40
(+20 from 1960)
0.00193
19602731
(+706 from 1959)
20
(+7 from 1959)
0.00096
19593437
(+106 from 1958)
13
(+1 from 1958)
0.00063
19583543
(+992 from 1957)
12
(+4 from 1957)
0.00058
19574535
(-1041 from 1956)
8
(-4 from 1956)
0.00038
19563494
(-269 from 1955)
12
(-1 from 1955)
0.00058
19553225
(+742 from 1954)
13
(+4 from 1954)
0.00065
19543967
(-1269 from 1953)
9
(-7 from 1953)
0.00045
19532698
(+503 from 1952)
16
(+4 from 1952)
0.00083
19523201
(-264 from 1951)
12
(-1 from 1951)
0.00063
19512937
(+486 from 1950)
13
(+3 from 1950)
0.00070
19503423
(+469 from 1949)
10
(+2 from 1949)
0.00057
19493892
(-1255 from 1947)
8
(-7 from 1947)
0.00046
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19472637
(+1488 from 1942)
15
(+9 from 1942)
0.00083
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19424125
(+224 from 1940)
6
(+1 from 1940)
0.00043
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19404349
(-6 from 1938)
5
No change from 1938
0.00042
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19384343
(-125 from 1933)
5
No change from 1933
0.00044
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19334218
(-171 from 1930)
5
(-1 from 1930)
0.00048
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19304047
(+6 from 1929)
6
No change from 1929
0.00051
19294053
(+672 from 1928)
6
(+1 from 1928)
0.00052
19284725
(-2017 from 1926)
5
(-7 from 1926)
0.00042
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19262708
(+2265 from 1925)
12
(+7 from 1925)
0.00098
19254973
(+88 from 1924)
5
No change from 1924
0.00040
19245061
(-685 from 1923)
5
(-1 from 1923)
0.00039
19234376
(-365 from 1922)
6
(-1 from 1922)
0.00048
19224011
(+1088 from 1921)
7
(+2 from 1921)
0.00056
19215099
(-701 from 1920)
5
(-1 from 1920)
0.00039
19204398
(-1179 from 1919)
6
(-3 from 1919)
0.00048
19193219
(+25 from 1918)
9
No change from 1918
0.00077
19183244
(+100 from 1917)
9
(+1 from 1917)
0.00075
19173344
(-511 from 1916)
8
(-2 from 1916)
0.00071
19162833
(-449 from 1915)
10
(-2 from 1915)
0.00092
19152384
(+492 from 1914)
12
(+5 from 1914)
0.00117
19142876
(-336 from 1913)
7
No change from 1913
0.00088
19132540
(+94 from 1912)
7
(+1 from 1912)
0.00107
19122634
(-678 from 1911)
6
(-1 from 1911)
0.00102
19111956
(-21 from 1910)
7
No change from 1910
0.00158
19101935
(+273 from 1909)
7
(+2 from 1909)
0.00167
19092208
(-947 from 1908)
5
(-6 from 1908)
0.00136
19081261
(+225 from 1904)
11
(+4 from 1904)
0.00310
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19041486
(-46 from 1903)
7
No change from 1903
0.00239
19031440
(+239 from 1901)
7
(+2 from 1901)
0.00252
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19011679
(+253 from 1900)
5
No change from 1900
0.00197
19001932
(-654 from 1899)
5
(-2 from 1899)
0.00157
18991278
(+422 from 1898)
7
(+2 from 1898)
0.00283
18981700
(-145 from 1897)
5
No change from 1897
0.00182
18971555
(-129 from 1895)
5
(-1 from 1895)
0.00201
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18951426
(-189 from 1894)
6
(-1 from 1894)
0.00243
18941237
(+41 from 1892)
7
(+1 from 1892)
0.00297
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18921278
(-2 from 1888)
6
(+1 from 1888)
0.00267
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18881276
(-434 from 1885)
5
(-2 from 1885)
0.00264
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1885842
(+78 from 1883)
7
(+2 from 1883)
0.00493
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1883920
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00416
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Melina

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#3992021#4012022#3972023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#6992021#5202022#6662023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4782021#5842022#5882023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#5452021#6572022#7082023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5772021#6212022#4652023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#3682021#3882022#5342023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#5052021#5912022#5592023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#3582021#4462022#5472023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#9502021#8572022#6972023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#8572021#10282022#8442023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#5152021#3872022#4152023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#11972020#10282022#7392023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#12732021#8922022#7572023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#9222021#16152022#13842023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#6622021#8302022#7582023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#8362019#6132021#7432023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4652021#4132022#4492023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#5732020#7012022#5922023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#7122021#5352022#6312023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#6752021#11652022#7992023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4502018#5702022#2772023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#9412021#7342022#9332023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#12842021#11012022#8702023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4342019#6792020#6132022

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#10662019#9152021#7062022

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6902015#8212016#6782019

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#8912016#8222020#5952021

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#9872015#6502016#9372023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#6592020#5572021#5642022

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5912014#4842018#4882019

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3862001#4262006#4422007

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#7132010#8392014#8522019

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7342006#8792011#6142020

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2272002#1672003#2272006

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5632007#7832011

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3552014

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2362021

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2152008

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#6492022

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2732008

Popularity Rankings for Melina in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina#362019#462020#552022

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#432021#472022#532023

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#522020#442021#532022

Popularity in Austria

Austria flagAustria#562020#562021#642022

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#832021#892022#852023

Popularity in France

France flagFrance#1322010#1042011#1872012

Popularity in Argentina

Argentina flagArgentina#1342013#1532014#1442015

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#1972020#2642021#2412022

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#2322021#2092022#2282023

Popularity in Iceland

Iceland flagIceland#3262021#2972022

Popularity in Mexico

Mexico flagMexico#3132020#3082021

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#3592020#4482021#4812022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#9362018#7102020#9362021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#9072012#8762014#8962018

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Melina a Name for Boys or Girls?

Traditionally, Melina has been used as a girl’s name. The name’s origins in Greek and Germanic cultures have made it a favorite for girls.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Melina

Melina in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Melina Mercouri (Actress and Politician, 1920–1994): A Greek actress and singer who became an influential politician and cultural minister.
  • Melina Kanakaredes (Actress, 1967): An American actress known for her roles in TV series such as "Providence" and "CSI: NY."
  • Melina Marchetta (Author, 1965): An Australian writer best known for her young adult novels, including "Looking for Alibrandi."
  • Melina Matsoukas (Director, 1981): An American music video, film, and television director recognized for her work on projects like Beyoncé's "Formation."
  • Melina Perez (Wrestler, 1979): An American professional wrestler and valet, best known for her time with WWE.
  • Melina Havelock ("For Your Eyes Only," 1981 Film): A fictional character in the James Bond film series portrayed by Carole Bouquet.
  • "Melina's Song" (2014 Song): A song by Andreas Johnson from the album "Village Idiot."
  • None

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