Feminine dossier · first seen 1955
Mele
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1991
Peak births
33
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Mele
How many people are named Mele?
An estimated 898 living Americans are named Mele.
How rare is Mele?
Mele is very rare among babies today, with 13 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 60.6% from its 1991 peak.
How old is the typical Mele?
The median age of a living American named Mele is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 37 years old.
Is Mele still popular?
Yes. Mele is holding steady, with 13 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Mele most common?
Mele has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 3.9× more often than the national baseline.
1955Peak 19912025
Peak year
1991
Decline from peak
60.6%
2025
13
All-time
927
Where it lives now
Mele is most concentrated in California — about 2.8× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Mele is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.