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The baby name Melina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈliːnə/ (muh-LEE-nuh).

Melina is Greek, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Greek, Spanish
Pronunciation: /məˈliːnə/ (muh-LEE-nuh)

What is the meaning of the name Melina ?

The baby name Melina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈliːnə/ (muh-LEE-nuh).

Melina is Greek, Spanish in Origin.

Melina carries Greek roots. Often analyzed from meli 'honey' plus -ina, it means 'honey' or 'honey-colored.' Another line connects it to Melania/Melanie, from Greek melas, melaina 'black, dark,' treating Melina as a clipped or pet form. Both readings appear in scholarship, so the name is glossed as 'honeyed' or 'dark.'

Used in Greece and spread internationally in the late 20th century, the name gained visibility via actress-politician Melina Mercouri. It appears across Europe and Latin America and has ranked in U.S. data since the 1970s. Variants and spellings include Mélina (French) and Melina in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese; related forms are Melania and Melanie. Common nicknames: Mel, Lina, Mina. Usage today skews international yet retains a distinctly Greek aura. Its light, vowel-forward sound fits current naming trends.

Melina has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Melina

Melina Mercouri Politician · Born 1920 · Greece Melina Mercouri was a Greek actress and politician, most famous for her role in the film 'Never on Sunday'. She later became the Minister of Culture in Greece and was a passionate advocate for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.

Melina – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
HT Girls 0 #22 2 950
BF Boys 0 #26 1 439
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
CY 0 #37 23 1,632
GR Girls 0 #47 319 6,293
Austria Girls 2023 #48 155 60
CY Girls 0 #48 87 3,755
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
Switzerland Girls 2024 #56 95 1,786
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #62 5 2,830
Sweden Girls 2022 #70 143 1,568
AL 0 #73 4 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
GR 0 #84 51 3,911
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Girls 0 #106 3 1,564
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
Norway Girls 2025 #109 18 453
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
AR 0 #113 75 2,915
EC 0 #117 5 2,502
PA 0 #120 11 3,797
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
AR Girls 0 #124 1,571 8,289
MU 0 #132 6 3,613
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
RS Girls 0 #135 3 1,651
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
CR 0 #145 14 5,526
MT Girls 0 #146 8 3,773
UY Girls 0 #148 762 6,731
UY 0 #148 30 2,477
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
Belgium Girls 2024 #157 29 424
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
LU Girls 0 #171 15 4,850
SI Girls 0 #171 7 2,769
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AL Girls 0 #183 40 4,141
AE 0 #185 3 10,220
EC Girls 0 #191 49 3,650
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
DK 0 #194 10 5,198
Austria 0 #202 12 850
BG Girls 0 #207 17 3,559
AO Girls 0 #211 7 4,575
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
Germany Girls 0 #219 1,490 4,949
HU Girls 0 #223 3 3,308
IR 0 #224 8 4,221
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
Canada Girls 2024 #232 54 2,795
NA Girls 0 #233 5 7,146
JP Girls 0 #236 10 6,592
Finland Girls 0 #243 183 1,368
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
Finland Girls 2026 #254 1,376 3,895
MO Girls 0 #256 8 7,056
SG 0 #257 13 11,010
PE 0 #262 49 6,350
DK Girls 0 #268 49 7,429
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
HR Girls 0 #274 16 3,687
Finland 0 #276 32 830
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
IL 0 #279 4 6,291
MU Girls 0 #282 70 8,539
IT Girls 0 #285 5,340 9,415
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
Austria Girls 0 #287 138 1,885
BO Girls 0 #288 437 9,488
France Girls 2021 #290 121 3,185
GT 0 #294 21 5,948
QA Girls 0 #300 17 15,378
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
PE Girls 0 #304 1,400 14,861
Germany 0 #306 137 2,542
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
BR 0 #316 30 5,969
MX 0 #319 95 8,339
KZ Girls 0 #327 6 5,862
BO 0 #332 50 6,868
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
GH Girls 0 #332 6 6,973
CN Girls 0 #338 12 8,829
MY 0 #347 8 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
PA Girls 0 #356 130 9,861
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
PH Girls 0 #371 20 13,098
NL 0 #380 12 2,481
OM Girls 0 #383 14 15,987
IR Girls 0 #385 149 8,334
UY Boys 0 #389 11 5,922
CL 0 #390 22 6,867
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
CR Girls 0 #398 136 11,342
GT Girls 0 #403 103 7,500
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
Spain 0 #418 35 2,326
PT Girls 0 #419 33 7,952
MX Girls 0 #422 1,596 17,781
AR Boys 0 #437 31 7,628
CO 0 #437 44 7,768
ZA 0 #467 8 14,421
RU Girls 0 #469 30 11,913
KW Girls 0 #480 36 19,177
IQ Girls 0 #490 15 11,303
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
United States Girls 2024 #499 466 8,487
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
PS Girls 0 #505 19 10,981
AE Girls 0 #508 46 20,968
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
CM Girls 0 #528 13 11,671
IT 0 #529 189 4,183
SG Girls 0 #547 40 18,916
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
IR Boys 0 #560 6 10,162
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
BH 0 #583 5 17,937
IL Girls 0 #590 28 11,648
HK Girls 0 #594 22 16,104
CL Girls 0 #607 251 14,098
IN Girls 0 #619 13 13,121
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
DZ 0 #629 668 20,130
CO Girls 0 #637 534 16,140
LB 0 #642 17 13,263
Spain Girls 0 #655 354 5,561
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
BR Girls 0 #751 194 12,708
NG Girls 0 #755 32 15,093
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
KW Boys 0 #801 6 18,755
TN 0 #804 26 13,765
NL Girls 0 #811 145 5,933
MY Girls 0 #861 134 24,821
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
SA Girls 0 #876 60 25,931
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
EG Girls 0 #934 26 14,742
MX Boys 0 #964 19 16,355
CO Boys 0 #974 8 15,656
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
ZA Girls 0 #1,020 122 25,928
MA 0 #1,092 37 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,098 14 25,439
TR 0 #1,130 82 19,440
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,430 42 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,686 6 28,008

Melina is popular in 86 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
Canada
Switzerland
Sweden
United States

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People also ask about Melina

Melina is predominantly a girl's name.
Melina is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /məˈliːnə/ (muh-LEE-nuh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mélina, Meline, Mellina, Melyna, Melena and Milena.
Across languages, Melina has these equivalents: Melissa (Greek, associated with 'bee' and honey), Meli (diminutive), Miel (French word for 'honey', occasionally used as a name).
Yes, very popular — Melina ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Melina ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Melina's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #93 in 2015 to #109 in 2025 in Norway.
Yes — 1 notable people named Melina are in our database, including Melina Mercouri (Politician).