Mel
59% girls · 41% boys
About Mel
Though most Mels are playing pinochle with Murray and Morris, there was a notable Saint Mel. He is one of the earliest Irish saints, a nephew of St. Patrick. He became a priest, then built a great monastery where he served as abbot.
Mel for girls#7031 US
Not one but two Spice Girls are named Mel, which led to it briefly being more popular for girls than boys in the 90s and early 00s, but it has now fallen out of favor for both sexes.
Pronounced MEL.
As of November 2026, Mel ranked #7508 for boys and #7031 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #690 for boys in 1958 and #2894 for girls in 1957.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Famous Mels
- Mel ColmBoy
Cille Gerard Gibson, actor
- Mel TormeBoy
Singer & Actor
- Milton "Mel" StewartBoy
American actor & director
- Melanie Janine "Mel B" Brown aka Scary SpiceGirl
British pop singer formerly of The Spice Girls
- Melanie Jayne "Mel C" Chisholm aka Sporty SpiceGirl
English pop singer formerly of The Spice Girls
- Mary Ellen "Mel" HarrisGirl
American actress
- Mel LisboaGirl
Brazilian actress
- Melanie Jayne "Mel" MartinGirl
English actress
Mel in pop culture
- Mel KirbyBoy
character from TV series "American Gothic"
- Mel HorowitzBoy
Lawyer Father in the 1995 teen movie "Clueless" and the TV series "Clueless" based on the Movie
- Mel CollyBoy
Character from the webcomic "Sparklecare Hospital".
- Mel JonesGirl
character in "Coraline"
- Melanie "Mel" BushGirl
character on TV's "Doctor Who"
- Melanie "Mel" BurtonGirl
character on British soap Hollyoaks
- Melanie Jane "Mel" OwenGirl
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Melinda "Mel" KarnofskyGirl
character on TV's Frasier
- MelGirl
character on TV's "Flight of the Conchords"
- MelGirl
Portuguese word for honey