Melek
Girl name · #4125 in 2025 · Uniqueness 47/100
Melek is currently the #4125 girl name in the United States — 35 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6977, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 51,429 girls born in 2025 was named Melek.
The 38-year story
Melek first appears in the Social Security records in 1987, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 98 babies and a rank of #1992. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Melek per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Melek in class?
Melek scores 47 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Melek is most common
State-level data for Melek is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Melek
Statistically, parents drawn to Melek tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Manelyk, Maila, Milli, Masa, and Mahsa.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Melek | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #4067 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2889 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2936 |
| 2022 | 98 | #1992 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1991 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7212 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7025 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6248 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7092 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7602 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6977 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10129 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6341 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8614 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6317 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11325 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Melek a popular girl name?
Melek ranked #4125 among girls in 2025 with 35 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6977.
When was the name Melek most popular?
Melek peaked in 2022, when 98 American girls received the name (ranked #1992 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Melek?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 51,429 newborn American girls was named Melek. It scores 47/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.