Melo
Boy name · #2303 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 61 baby boys were named Melo, placing it at #2303 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5746, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,508 boys born in 2025 was named Melo.
The 13-year story
Melo first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 65 babies and a rank of #2210. 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 Melo per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Melo in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Melo is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Melo will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Melo is most common
State-level data for Melo is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Melo
Statistically, parents drawn to Melo tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Miklo, Oslo, Mako, Milano, and Mylo.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Melo | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2284 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2210 |
| 2023 | 55 | #2441 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2269 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2695 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2846 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3052 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3106 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5111 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5555 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5746 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8781 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7026 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12274 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Melo a popular boy name?
Melo ranked #2303 among boys in 2025 with 61 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5746.
When was the name Melo most popular?
Melo peaked in 2024, when 65 American boys received the name (ranked #2210 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Melo?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,508 newborn American boys was named Melo. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.