Girl
Melina
As a girl's name, Melina is understood to mean "Also short for Melinda/Amelina". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. Since 1900, roughly 16,183 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
GreekGreek – "honey"
EtymologyAlso short for Melinda/Amelina
Births by decade
1900s
40
1910s
82
1920s
57
1930s
16
1940s
34
1950s
117
1960s
615
1970s
1,104
1980s
1,633
1990s
3,089
2000s
5,411
2010s
3,985
Peaked in the 2000s · 16,183 total U.S. births since 1900